node-RED for connecting Amazon Echo-devices to openHAB

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Here my workaround for the broken Amazon Echo binding (Amazon dropped the API). It uses the Alexa-remote2-applestrudel nodes to connect to the Echos devices. It’s a local solution except the Amazon-registration of course.

edit: Updated to code to correctly detect the Echo Show
edit: Serial-IDs are now updated during each deploy. Ignore the warning.
edit: 11/17 Added aditional input devices (Sonos etc.)
edit: 11/18 removed "alexa " from lastVoiceCommand
edit 11/19 routines are now working too
edit 11/20 announce should work now

Remark: After adding routines or adding/changing echoes a new deploy is needed to read the IDs of echoes and routines.

ToDo:

  • create .things file with your Echos, e.g. (you can create with UI too):slight_smile:
Bridge mqtt:broker:MosquittoMqttBroker {
  Thing topic bad "Echo Bad" @ "Alexa" {
    Channels:
      Type string : speak        "Sprechen"         [ commandTopic="openhab/alexa/Bad/speak" ]
      Type dimmer : volume       "Lautstärke"       [ commandTopic="openhab/alexa/Bad/volume" ]
      Type dimmer : speakvolume  "TTS Lautstärke"   [ commandTopic="openhab/alexa/Bad/speakvolume" ]
      Type string : routine      "Routine starten"  [ commandTopic="openhab/alexa/Bad/routine" ]
      Type string : lastVoiceCommand    "Letzter Sprachbefehl" [ stateTopic="openhab/alexa/Bad/state/lastVoiceCommand" ]
  }
}
  • connect your items to the channels (you can use the current ones from the binding)
  • mqtt-server: install e.g. mosquitto with openhabian
  • node-RED: you can install it with openhabian; open http://<ip>:1880
  • Install alexa-remote-applestrudel: manage palette - search applestrudel - install
  • import the following flow
flow to import 
[
    {
        "id": "tab_full_alexa",
        "type": "tab",
        "label": "Alexa MQTT Steuerung",
        "disabled": false,
        "info": "Alexa Steuerung über MQTT für openHAB"
    },
    {
        "id": "mqtt_in_all",
        "type": "mqtt in",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "MQTT IN openhab/alexa/+/+",
        "topic": "openhab/alexa/+/+",
        "qos": "1",
        "datatype": "auto-detect",
        "broker": "mqttBrokerNode",
        "nl": false,
        "rap": true,
        "rh": 0,
        "inputs": 0,
        "x": 157,
        "y": 359.00000190734863,
        "wires": [
            [
                "debug_pre",
                "dynamic_router"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "debug_pre",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug MQTT Raw",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "true",
        "targetType": "full",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 447,
        "y": 459.00000190734863,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "dynamic_router",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Dynamic Router (global.echos)",
        "func": "// Dynamic Router: benutzt global.echos (Name -> serial)\n// Topic: openhab/alexa/<DeviceName>/<action>\nconst parts = (msg.topic || \"\").split('/');\nconst deviceName = parts[2] || \"\";\nconst action = parts[3] || \"\";\nconst pl = msg.payload;\n\nlet deviceMap = global.get('echos') || {};\nif (!deviceMap || Object.keys(deviceMap).length === 0) {\n    node.warn('global.echos leer — bitte Get Echo Devices ausführen');\n}\n\nconst serialNumber = deviceMap[deviceName];\nif (!serialNumber) {\n    node.error(`Gerät '${deviceName}' nicht in global.echos gefunden!`);\n    return null;\n}\n\nlet routineMap = global.get('routines') || {};\n\nmsg.device = deviceName;\nmsg.serialNumber = serialNumber;\n\nswitch(action) {\n    case 'speak':\n        // applestrudel erwartet msg.payload = { type:'speak', payload:{...} }\n        msg.payload = {\n            type: 'speak',\n            payload: {\n                type: 'regular',\n                text: String(pl),\n                devices: [serialNumber]\n            }\n        };\n        return [msg, null, null, null, null];\n\n    case 'volume':\n        msg.payload = {\n            type: 'volume',\n            payload: {\n                value: Number(pl),\n                devices: [serialNumber]\n            }\n        };\n        return [null, msg, null, null, null];\n\n    case 'speakvolume':\n        msg.payload = {\n            type: 'volume',\n            payload: {\n                value: Number(pl),\n                tts: true,\n                devices: [serialNumber]\n            }\n        };\n        return [null, null, msg, null, null];\n/*\n    case 'announce':\n        msg.payload = {\n            type: 'speak',\n            payload: {\n                type: 'announce',\n                text: String(pl),\n                devices: [serialNumber]\n            }\n        };\n        return [null, null, null, msg, null];\n*/\n    case 'announce':\n        msg.payload = {\n            type: 'speak',\n            payload: {\n                type: 'announcement',   // <-- genau SO\n                text: String(pl),\n                devices: [serialNumber]\n            }\n        };\n    return [null, null, null, msg, null];\n    \n    case 'routine':\n        // pl sollte der Name der Routine sein\n        const routineName = String(pl);\n        const routineId = routineMap[routineName];\n\n        if (!routineId) {\n            node.error(`Routine '${routineName}' nicht in global.routines gefunden!`);\n            return null;\n        }\n\n        msg.device = serialNumber;\n\n        msg.payload = {\n            type: 'routine',\n            payload: { \n                routine: routineId,\n                device: [serialNumber]\n            }\n    \n        };\n        return [null, null, null, null, msg];\n\n\n    default:\n        node.warn('Unknown action: ' + action);\n        return null;\n}\n",
        "outputs": 5,
        "timeout": "",
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 487,
        "y": 379.00000190734863,
        "wires": [
            [
                "alexa_speak"
            ],
            [
                "alexa_volume"
            ],
            [
                "alexa_speakvolume"
            ],
            [
                "alexa_announce"
            ],
            [
                "alexa_routine"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "alexa_speak",
        "type": "alexa-remote-routine",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Speak (TTS)",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "routineNode": {
            "type": "msg",
            "value": "payload"
        },
        "x": 800,
        "y": 352.0000114440918,
        "wires": [
            [
                "aeb6a85bf96f2203"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "alexa_volume",
        "type": "alexa-remote-routine",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Set Volume",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "routineNode": {
            "type": "msg",
            "value": "payload"
        },
        "x": 800,
        "y": 412.0000114440918,
        "wires": [
            [
                "dd27d1421b70d630"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "alexa_speakvolume",
        "type": "alexa-remote-routine",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Set Speak Volume",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "routineNode": {
            "type": "msg",
            "value": "payload"
        },
        "x": 820,
        "y": 472.0000114440918,
        "wires": [
            [
                "53f66119d2aa19cc"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "alexa_announce",
        "type": "alexa-remote-routine",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Announcement",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "routineNode": {
            "type": "msg",
            "value": "payload"
        },
        "x": 810,
        "y": 532.0000114440918,
        "wires": [
            [
                "119a085384cd7368"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "alexa_routine",
        "type": "alexa-remote-routine",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Run Routine",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "routineNode": {
            "type": "msg",
            "value": "payload"
        },
        "x": 800,
        "y": 592.0000114440918,
        "wires": [
            [
                "725e3e241d2ab282"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "aeb6a85bf96f2203",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug speak",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "true",
        "targetType": "full",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 1020,
        "y": 352.0000114440918,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "dd27d1421b70d630",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Volume",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "true",
        "targetType": "full",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 1030,
        "y": 412.0000114440918,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "53f66119d2aa19cc",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Volume speak",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "true",
        "targetType": "full",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 1050,
        "y": 472.0000114440918,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "119a085384cd7368",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Announcement",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "true",
        "targetType": "full",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 1050,
        "y": 532.0000114440918,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "725e3e241d2ab282",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Routine",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "true",
        "targetType": "full",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 1030,
        "y": 592.0000114440918,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "e56772b842118878",
        "type": "alexa-remote-event",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Event: ws-device-activity",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "event": "ws-device-activity",
        "x": 143,
        "y": 669.9999737739563,
        "wires": [
            [
                "5aa56a1e63032694",
                "b694145bf5b42a2a"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "5aa56a1e63032694",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "get LastVoiceCommand",
        "func": "// Alexa Voice History Parser → openHAB MQTT LastVoice\nlet data = msg.payload?.data;\nif (!data) { node.warn(\"No data found in payload\"); return null; }\nlet device = data.device?.deviceName || data.name || \"unknown\";\nlet command = data.description?.summary || data.voiceHistoryRecordItems?.[0]?.transcriptText || data.conversionDetails?.ASR_REPLACEMENT_TEXT?.[0]?.transcriptText || \"\";\nif (typeof command === \"string\") command = command.trim().replace(\"alexa \",\"\");\nif (!command) { return null; }\nmsg.topic = `openhab/alexa/${device}/state/lastvoice`;\nmsg.payload = command;\nreturn msg;",
        "outputs": 1,
        "timeout": "",
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 443,
        "y": 669.9999737739563,
        "wires": [
            [
                "0a2ea769bbc9cc83",
                "27fa01f87c858480"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "0a2ea769bbc9cc83",
        "type": "mqtt out",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "MQTT OUT lastvoice",
        "topic": "",
        "qos": "1",
        "retain": false,
        "broker": "mqttBrokerNode",
        "x": 713,
        "y": 669.9999737739563,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "27fa01f87c858480",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug lastVoiceCommand",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "true",
        "targetType": "full",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 740,
        "y": 740,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "b694145bf5b42a2a",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Alexa-Event",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "true",
        "targetType": "full",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 427,
        "y": 721.9999775886536,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "a051ec8e7b0e0ae1",
        "type": "alexa-remote-echo",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Get Echo Devices",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "config": {
            "option": "get",
            "value": {
                "what": "device",
                "device": {
                    "type": "str",
                    "value": "ALEXA_ALL_DSN"
                }
            }
        },
        "x": 450,
        "y": 160,
        "wires": [
            [
                "filter_and_store_echos",
                "09bd7f944bceb85a"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "8d26706e30698739",
        "type": "alexa-remote-init",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "option": "fresh",
        "x": 720,
        "y": 40,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "77d971d3701e71c5",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Inject",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "payload"
            },
            {
                "p": "topic",
                "vt": "str"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": false,
        "onceDelay": 0.1,
        "topic": "",
        "payload": "",
        "payloadType": "date",
        "x": 490,
        "y": 40,
        "wires": [
            [
                "8d26706e30698739"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "d92aeac196f76097",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Echo Devices",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "payload",
        "targetType": "msg",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 1040,
        "y": 160,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "filter_and_store_echos",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Filter + Store Echo IDs",
        "func": "// Kombinierter Filter + Store\nlet devices = msg.payload;\nif (!Array.isArray(devices)) { node.error(\"Payload ist kein Array!\", msg); return null; }\n\n// Filter: nur echte Echo-Geräte (deviceFamily ECHO oder ähnliche)\nlet out = devices\n    .filter(d => d && d.deviceFamily && [\"ECHO\",\"KNIGHT\",\"ROOK\",\"SPEAKER\",\"WHA\"].includes (d.deviceFamily))\n    .filter(d => d.accountName && d.serialNumber)\n    .map(d => ({ name: d.accountName, serial: d.serialNumber }));\n\n// Map Name -> Serial\nlet map = {};\nout.forEach(d => { map[d.name] = d.serial; });\n\nglobal.set('echos', map);\nnode.warn('Saved echo map with ' + Object.keys(map).length + ' entries');\n\nmsg.payload = map;\nreturn msg;",
        "outputs": 1,
        "timeout": "",
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 742,
        "y": 150.99999332427979,
        "wires": [
            [
                "d92aeac196f76097"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "startup_inject",
        "type": "inject",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Startup Check (once)",
        "props": [
            {
                "p": "payload"
            }
        ],
        "repeat": "",
        "crontab": "",
        "once": true,
        "onceDelay": "8",
        "topic": "",
        "payload": "",
        "payloadType": "date",
        "x": 162,
        "y": 150.99999332427979,
        "wires": [
            [
                "a051ec8e7b0e0ae1",
                "c52ce4618560cc94"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "def522ed1b6c7a9d",
        "type": "comment",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "trigger in case you need a fresh authentication",
        "info": "",
        "x": 190,
        "y": 40,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "89a1d8e79f13e6b9",
        "type": "comment",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "auto-started ",
        "info": "",
        "x": 90,
        "y": 100,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "42b992407add7abe",
        "type": "comment",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "process commands from openHAB",
        "info": "",
        "x": 160,
        "y": 300,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "3b165086e9bc7115",
        "type": "comment",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "get lastVoiceCommand #1",
        "info": "",
        "x": 130,
        "y": 620,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "09bd7f944bceb85a",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Echo Devices In",
        "active": false,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "payload",
        "targetType": "msg",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 752,
        "y": 110.99999332427979,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "c52ce4618560cc94",
        "type": "alexa-remote-other",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "",
        "account": "alexaAccount",
        "config": {
            "option": "get",
            "value": {
                "what": "automationRoutines"
            }
        },
        "x": 470,
        "y": 220,
        "wires": [
            [
                "27f846f2267d9738",
                "3d499beec2ed5034"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "27f846f2267d9738",
        "type": "function",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Filter + Store Routine IDs",
        "func": "// Filter + Store Routine IDs\nlet routines = msg.payload;\nif (!Array.isArray(routines)) {\n    node.error(\"Payload ist kein Array!\", msg);\n    return null;\n}\n\nlet map = {};\nroutines.forEach(d => {\n    if (d && d.name && d.automationId) {\n        map[d.name] = d.automationId;\n    }\n});\n\nglobal.set('routines', map);\nnode.warn('Saved routine map with ' + Object.keys(map).length + ' entries');\n\nmsg.payload = map;\nreturn msg;\n",
        "outputs": 1,
        "timeout": "",
        "noerr": 0,
        "initialize": "",
        "finalize": "",
        "libs": [],
        "x": 750,
        "y": 220,
        "wires": [
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                "df7e7eb08ae91d0a"
            ]
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "df7e7eb08ae91d0a",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Echo Routines",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "payload",
        "targetType": "msg",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 1060,
        "y": 220,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "3d499beec2ed5034",
        "type": "debug",
        "z": "tab_full_alexa",
        "name": "Debug Echo Routines In",
        "active": true,
        "tosidebar": true,
        "console": false,
        "tostatus": false,
        "complete": "payload",
        "targetType": "msg",
        "statusVal": "",
        "statusType": "auto",
        "x": 750,
        "y": 280,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "mqttBrokerNode",
        "type": "mqtt-broker",
        "name": "MQTT 192.168.1.11",
        "broker": "192.168.1.11",
        "port": "1883",
        "clientid": "nodered-alexa",
        "autoConnect": true,
        "usetls": false,
        "protocolVersion": "4",
        "keepalive": "60",
        "cleansession": true,
        "autoUnsubscribe": true,
        "birthTopic": "",
        "birthQos": "0",
        "birthPayload": "",
        "birthMsg": {},
        "closeTopic": "",
        "closeQos": "0",
        "closePayload": "",
        "closeMsg": {},
        "willTopic": "",
        "willQos": "0",
        "willPayload": "",
        "willMsg": {},
        "userProps": "",
        "sessionExpiry": ""
    },
    {
        "id": "alexaAccount",
        "type": "alexa-remote-account",
        "name": "Amazon DE Account",
        "authMethod": "proxy",
        "proxyOwnIp": "192.168.1.11",
        "proxyPort": "5678",
        "cookieFile": "/home/openhabian/.node-red/alexa.cookie",
        "refreshInterval": "",
        "alexaServiceHost": "layla.amazon.de",
        "pushDispatchHost": "",
        "amazonPage": "amazon.de",
        "acceptLanguage": "de-DE",
        "onKeywordInLanguage": "",
        "userAgent": "",
        "usePushConnection": "on",
        "autoInit": "on",
        "autoQueryActivityOnTrigger": "on"
    },
    {
        "id": "d3f2427250f823f9",
        "type": "global-config",
        "env": [],
        "modules": {
            "node-red-contrib-alexa-remote2-applestrudel": "5.0.55"
        }
    }
]
  • add your accounts for mqtt-user and amazon-account in both nodes
  • deploy
  • follow the message to register your amazon account
  • enjoy

Please test and report if something is wrong or too unprecise.
TTS works well, lastVoiceCommand is currently not reliable. Maybe I still got a bug somewhere or the event is not always triggered by Amazon.
It’s my very first try with node-RED so hints how to improve are really welcome.

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I’m not familiar with Node, could you elaborate more precisely on what needs to be done after installing it via openhabian-config? Thank you.

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Got to the node-red config page (<ipnumber>:1880)
With the + sign add a flow
on the empty page below the flow number, right click and go to “Insert” … “Import” … “Clipbard”
paste the content of the above flow
change the ip adress of the amazon-account-remote and the mqtt-broker accordingly
deploy
go to <ipnumber>:5678 (watch the little text snippets below the flows, they will tell you what to do)
login to your amazon account
create Things, Channels and Items
enjoy :grin:

4

First test was successfull, thx a lot.
Only downside which cost me quiet a bit time: I had to manually execute the “Startup Check” to get my echos into node-red.

Big thanks :+1:

5

Yes, it was supposed to start automatically if the list is empty, but probably for now a manual inject should be recommended.
And thanks for the feedback. Does lastVoiceCommand work for you?

6

Yes, but not always :sweat_smile:

7

Strange thing is: I have 8 Alexa devices, but only 4 of them are discovered.

"Saved echo map with 4 entries"

Discovered are:
Echo Dot 1Gen
Echo 4Gen
Echo 1Gen
Echo Dot 5Gen

not discovered:
2 x Echo Show 5 2Gen
Echo Show 8 2Gen
Echo Show 5 1Gen

So actually no Echo Show is discovered.

8

yes I saw this too. Have to change the filter

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change line 7 in node “Filter + Store Echo IDs” to this:

    .filter(d => d && d.deviceFamily && (d.deviceFamily.toUpperCase().includes('ECHO') || d.deviceFamily.toUpperCase().includes('KNIGHT')  ))

The Show is not of type ECHO but KNIGHT :scream:
Do you get them all now?

10

Thx, will try tomorrow :+1:

11

Please import the complete flow from the first post. I changed a few things and need somebody to test :blush:

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I would like to help you. I have a fair amount of free time and about a dozen Echo devices (from the Echo Flex to the Echo Show 8, including several generations of Echo Dot) that have worked with Amazon binding until now. However, I need your help beforehand to integrate them step-by-step with Node-RED, including all the necessary prerequisites and steps. I have a Raspberry Pi 5, OpenHAB, and OpenHAB version 5.0.0.

13

Thank you for the instructions and for sharing your solution. It works perfectly for me.

I installed node-Red manually according to the instructions from the internet, as I don’t use openhabian, only openhab proxmox lxc.

Mqtt also runs as an extra container for me and could be integrated into your flow without any problems and in Openhab I used my “old” configuration:

Thing mqtt:topic:openhab:alexa:badezimmer "Echo Badezimmer" (mqtt:broker:myAuthentificatedBroker){
    Channels:
      Type string : speak        "Sprechen"         [ commandTopic="openhab/alexa/Badezimmer/speak" ]
      Type dimmer : volume       "Lautstärke"       [ commandTopic="openhab/alexa/Badezimmer/volume" ]
      Type dimmer : speakvolume  "TTS Lautstärke"   [ commandTopic="openhab/alexa/Badezimmer/speakvolume" ]
      Type string : routine      "Routine starten"  [ commandTopic="openhab/alexa/Badezimmer/routine" ]
      Type string : lastVoiceCommand    "Letzter Sprachbefehl" [ stateTopic="openhab/alexa/Badezimmer/state/lastVoiceCommand" ]
  }

The lastVoiceCommand is also output correctly in my debug logs.
All tested Echos output messages again.

14

Works, thx:

"Saved echo map with 8 entries"

Also the Echo Show devices are discovered now.

:+1:

For further reference: Proxmox VE, separate containers for mqtt, node-red and openHAB.

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I must confess I am not familiar with node-RED but before to apply and study I have a question: will this somehow allow to discover also the smarthome devices connected to alexa via dedicated skill ?

In other words, I have all the lights that are BTicino Legrand connected to alexa via skill.

So far I was using the Echo binding but now all connection ti light is broken.

16

What is missing from the above steps?
At what step do you need help?

17

I am a Windows user and have nodeRED installed through a “Docker Desktop” for Windows (docker-compose.yml within a folder “C:\nodered”). Loaded the flow but struggle with authentication because i don’t know where the cookie is? Appreciate any advise.

18

I had a similar problem with my Proxmox container: choose a location directly in your container and adjust the path in the account settings accordingly.

19

Have not enough skills to carry this out. How do i figure out a location within the container?

20

Just choose one of your own.