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Installation via QNAP (GUI)

Marco Raddatz edited this page Apr 26, 2020 · 3 revisions
  1. Ensure that Container Station is installed via the QNAP App Center
  2. Create a new container for using this projects docker container hb-1
  3. Create a friendly name (can be anything), make sure "auto start" is selected, and adjust the container's resources based on that you can afford allocating. hb-2
  4. Click Advanced Settings > Network and change the Network Mode to Bridge. I found if you do not do this your phone will not be able to communicate w Homebridge, and scanning the QR Code will result in the iOS Homekit app spinning. (Some other people reported that they need this in host mode. Please try out what fits best for you) hb-3
  5. Click Advanced Settings > Shared Folders and map a QNAP folder to /root/.homebridge. If you want to create a special folder, open QNAP's File Station, and make a new folder (I created one named "Homebridge". This shared folder will let you modify the Homebridge config files without dealing ssh'ing into the docker container. hb-4
  6. Create the docker container; this may take some time (its 1.1GB) so check the Container Station background tasks to quickly see the status.
  7. Once the container is up, SFTP your homebridge files into the shared folder (Step 5), and restart the container via the Container Station WebUI, and watch the console until the QR Code appears.
  8. Open Homekit app on your iOS (making sure that the iOS device is on the same network at the QNAP adapter bridged to this container in Step 4) scan the QR code in the container console and everything should link up!

Many thanks to davidjgonzalez!

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