RaspberryPi: No permissions to create items on Raspberry 4

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Hi,
I’m writing this after investigating my problem for 2 days.

I bought a RaspberryPi4 Model B and I wanted to use and discovery the possibilities of OpenHab2.

No google page and no Youtube video can answer my question: How can I add items/bindings/etc. (not via GUI) via VS Code?

What I did:

Install dir:
openhab ist located in /etc/openhab2. User and group openhab own this folder.

What I tried so far:

  • create files via user pi (of course not possible)
  • (desperate) root access to this folder let me create files, but I cant create them in VS Code
  • connect via ssh from macOS as openhab user (not possible)
  • login as openhab user (not possible)

In the end
I just want to add files in directory /etc/openhab2/items/example.items

I don’t know how all the openHAB videos on YT show this (easy?) step and they create items via VS Code and everything is working. I can’t do that.

I am thankful for every help!

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You add the binding name to the addons.cfg in the services directory.

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Here is the starting page for the openHAB documentation. I am surprised it did not turn up on Google.

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Have you watched this video?

I would also recommend you install openhabian-config tool or start over and use the openhabian image as this will make setup much easier unless your knowledgeable about linux OS’s.

To add openhabian:

# install git
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git

# download and link
sudo git clone https://github.com/openhab/openhabian.git /opt/openhabian
sudo ln -s /opt/openhabian/openhabian-setup.sh /usr/local/bin/openhabian-config

# execute
sudo openhabian-config
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There is no video official documentation. Reading is a requirement to using openHAB.

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I read it, thanks :slight_smile:

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I tried openhabianpi, but I want to have raspianpi with openhab installed.
And I saw the video. But he is using windows and as it seems, it is easier than with macOS

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You read this? It tells how to set up VS Code like you asked.

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Oh yes, thank you, thank you, thank you. How did I miss that? :thinking:

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The openHABian image is Raspbian lite plus openHABian scripts plus some extra magic to bootstrap openHAB out of nothing automagically :wink:

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