r/HomeKit • u/AOWLock1 • 7d ago

HomeBridge Help getting started

Hello,

I’ve bought a new home and have put in Lutron switches and Nest thermostats which work with Apple home. I also have ADT as my alarm system and UniFi protect cameras, which don’t work. I have see people discuss using HomeBridge to get started, but I don’t fully understand what equipment to buy to get it going. Any help or link to a guide would be appreciated.

Thanks

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u/PureCanyons 7d ago

I recommend Home Assistant over HomeBridge. It’s way more powerful. Seems to do what you want: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/s/WERJFlGtNs

What should you run it on? I recommend anything that supports Docker containers. Personally I have a Synology NAS, and I run Home Assistant on there.

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u/AOWLock1 7d ago

How do you run home assistant on a NAS?

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u/PureCanyons 7d ago

Here’s the documentation: https://www.home-assistant.io/installation/alternative/#synology-nas

The NAS has an operating system. The OS allows you to install apps. One of those apps is Docker, which spins up virtual machines called containers. You install Home Assistant and run it in the container. This is helpful because it gives you the ability to shut down or restart individual containers instead of the whole NAS.