Share Z-wave dongle over IP (USB over IP using ser2net / socat ) guide

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For anyone that wants to use the ser2net/socat solution with a docker container: I have it working with the docker-compose.yaml file quoted below. I run openHAB in a docker container on my synology NAS. I use socat to add the device /dev/ttyZWave which is linked to a Z-wave stick in a raspberry pi. I first tried to access the /dev/ttyZWave via devices in docker, but that does not work (although the device is visible). When using a simple volumes: mount of the device, it works (although it is a symbolic link to a /dev/pts/xx). I hope it helps someone because it took me some time to get it working.

version: '3'

services:
  openhab: #name of the service
    container_name: openhab
    image: "openhab/openhab:latest"
    restart: always
    network_mode: host
    volumes:
      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
      - "/etc/TZ:/etc/timezone:ro"
      - "/volume1/docker/openhab/addons:/openhab/addons"
      - "/volume1/docker/openhab/conf:/openhab/conf"
      - "/volume1/docker/openhab/userdata:/openhab/userdata"
      - "/dev/ttyZWave:/dev/ttyACM0" # for Z-wave stick
    environment:
      USER_ID: "1035"
      GROUP_ID: "65539"
      OPENHAB_HTTP_PORT: "18080"
      OPENHAB_HTTPS_PORT: "18443"
      EXTRA_JAVA_OPTS: "-Duser.timezone=Europe/Amsterdam"
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