I have a question to you, I run also for a while now HASS on the Syno 1515+ and I like it very much. Automation created to download mp4 video files from my Ring Doorbell and Ring Stickup Cameras using Downloader. 2. Select Finish to proceed. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. I can remember the name of it, and think you might have to side load it. In this video I'll show you how to backup Home Assistant to your Synology NAS or pretty much any NAS for that matter. Select your User Account in the bottom left. All add-ons, including their documentation, are available right from the store. From what youve posted, I cant see why Synology wouldnt accept it. image969 (James Scialdone) May 6, 2022, 3:01pm #6 My solution was to move off the NAS to an old nettop PC I had around. e.g. Home Assistant on a Synology NAS with Docker Watch on Hmm well how are your Z-wave devices connected to HomeKit? Dear Phill, STEP 6; Once you click on User-defined script a new window will open. I store all of my things like InfluxDB, MySQL etc on the NAS, but all the automation work etc is handled on the nettop, which just runs Home Assistant now. Run this in Putty: sudo docker run name home-assistant restart=always net=host privileged -itd -v /volume1/Shared/docker/homeassistant/config:/config -v /usr/syno/etc/certificate:/certificate device /dev/ttyACM0 homeassistant/home-assistant, ssl_certificate: /certificate/_archive/fyjQFl/cert.pem Im stuck, however, because I dont run a docker command to start Hass.io. When trying to start Docker, your Diskstation will hang, and then fail to start the Docker package. You should be familiar with logging into and using SSH. Not that Im aware of. MySQL is a database server (I run it in its own container), so theres no overheads for Home Assistant to worry about. @philhawthorne:disqus do you think a udev rule on the host could help with the loss of Z-Wave USB after rebooting? My trip into Z-Wave was triggered by a project to control a sun screen, for which no HomeKit solutions exist. I want to instal Home Assistant on my 218Play. Follow the instructions below: General: In the Task field type in Install Home Assistant.Uncheck "Enabled" option. 1. Thanks for fast response! "enable_publish_all_ports" : false, You officially have me stumped. Unfortunately Ive also experienced this on my Synology. docker start home-assistant Might not be the issue, but thats all I can think of now. If you dont want to run Home Assistant and use a USB Z-wave radio, then we dont need to add any USB devices to our container. Here you can validate the latest version you currently have deployed. Home Assistant is a free and open-source home automation software written in Python with a focus on local-control and privacy. Considering how rare it is for my NAS to reboot, I havent delved into it deeper, and just hope it keeps working. It is pulling the latest version all the time. Thanks for the quick responses though. Error response from daemon: No such image: homeassistant/home-assistant:latest This is also available from the DockerHub. So, if you want to enable Z-wave and Bluetooth in Home Assistant, your new Docker run command looks like. Always ensure you check twice before executing any dangerous commands. sudo insmod /lib/modules/usbserial.ko Also, it will be nice to note that the user needs to ensure that the path /volume1/Shared/docker/homeassistant/config exists before running the command (I had to manually create the directory). Hey Phil. I believe youll need to restart home assistant before it will detect the www folder, If the restart command doesnt work, you may need to use. This should allow the UI to see the files. Good point about the path needing to exist! The setup options are a bit limited but I noticed if I exported the container settings a json file is generated. mount_point : /dev/bus/usb, After you click OK on STEP 5 a new warning pop up window will open. Thanks for the heads up and info where to put the options.xml file! They shouldnt change too much on a NAS,as the system should be on almost permanently. If you have any questions on how to set up Home Assistant Supervised on a Synology NAS, please leave them in the comments of the YouTube video above! These sensors report if a drive has exceeded the maximum threshold for detected bad sectors and if a drive has dropped below the threshold for its remaining life. 3. Youre totally right about not needing the containers visible in the UI, but for someone new to Docker/Linux/etc (e.g. Enable & configure Rsync on Diskstation Login to your Diskstation Go to Control Panel > File Services > rsync Tab Under rsync check Enable rsync service & check Enable rsync account and click Apply. Disable any OpenVPN Connections when starting Docker Once Docker runs the container, our SSH session is returned to us. Any ideas? This is a frustrating issue Im yet to solve. Would be great if you could explain, how exactly to restart the HASS docker container out of the DSM control panel. If you want to upgrade HA, just change the version in the JSON file, and re-import to create a new container. Home Assistant is a free, open source program for Home Automation. Part 1: Run Home Assistant on Docker with Synology NAS ( this article) Part 2: Zigbee Sensor Network with Home Assistant Part 3 : Home Assistant data persistence and visualization with Grafana & InfluxDB Part 4: Home Assistant and Telegram Notifications with a Chatbot Part 5: Home Assistant, Google Assistant & Cloudflare Does that alter the command line for launching the Docker container at all if the new locations are: So, unfortunately youll need to do a rename or destroy the old container. found non loaded drivers for this particular device as rootcause.. The file will now upload to your Synology NAS. I also have a USB Bluetooth Radio plugged into my Diskstation. For each camera added in Surveillance Station, a camera will be created in Home Assistant. I have not tested in 5.2 though. I then set up my second container following this guide and renamed the old one (originally created via GUI) to home-assistant-old. 2 days later, theres another update, so I renamed the one made two days ago to home-assistant-old2. Now my GUI only shows home-assistant-old2 and home-assistant-old, but it does not show the latest one I just setup today with the latest build. 9587b90d423ce13daf5a25f7beb2154cb8b71b7d5d33ddfb59043fec2f27ba49 The virtual machine will take a little while to import, but after it does, the virtual machine will power on. For whatever reason it was just unusable. I also believe I originally tried this, and it didnt work. It had everything being written to it from the look of it. This container will be running an operating system, that will in-turn run Home Assistant. Hmm. Sorry if I bother you, but another suggestion of yours is really appreciated. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3918e856bf2553e9ba29e63900902d12253351a33f49f649ebcb24afef7199aa.png Home Assistant is a free, open source program for Home Automation. Having cameras or the Home mode toggle from Surveillance Station will fetch every 30 seconds. Lets edit our configuration file and add the following. FATA[0000] Error: failed to remove one or more images, Damn, so I guess its not a cache issue then. Be sure to replace [user] with the username that exists in the users folder already. Click NEXT. : Address family not supported by protocol. Uncheck the Enabled option. Once everything has been installed (it could take some time the first go around), you should be able to access Home Assistant at the IP address of your NAS. Using a SSH window, we can run the following. Only recently though. I tried installing HomeAssistant in Docker on a Synology DS218+ DSM6, but the web server doesnt start. 1. Im probably trying to jump in with too high a setup initially as I have a domain and HTTPS running and web apps hosted already on the NAS Im trying to get this working on Docker on a sub domain using an SSL cert (because my NAS was set already to convert port 80 to 443, force HSTS and all those fun things that just wont work when its not all set up right) Ive ended up using reverse proxying 443 on the ha.subdomain to the to the docker container on port 8123 but Im not sure how those are bridged or accessed really and Im not sure where Im going wrong I guess I need to go back to the inital setup again and do it in baby steps. Step: sudo docker run name home-assistant restart=always net=host privileged -itd -v /volume1/Shared/docker/homeassistant/config:/config device /dev/ttyUSB0 -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb homeassistant/home-assistant The database appears to be there but Im getting this error: 2019-02-14 23:52:16 ERROR (Recorder) [homeassistant.components.recorder] Error during connection setup: (MySQLdb._exceptions.OperationalError) (1045, Access denied for user hass@192.168.0.3 (using password: YES)) (Background on this error at: http://sqlalche.me/e/e3q8) (retrying in 3 seconds), Im looking into the error, but its like reading Mandarin Chinese. [ 74.543561] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial 5. If youve used a flag like net=host or something (which isnt supported by the UI) then DSM may hide it from the UI so you dont break the container. Please Support My work by Making a Donation. Interesting. I can then edit it and import it again. Heres the command that Im using to launch my image: And while it might have been true in the beginning that Home and Siri did not allow much more than turning single devices on or off, that has certainly changed. After going through the update process, it appears the new container is whats not showing up. Sorry for the late reply, I am on a business trip in China with a very poor internet connectioc. Ive edited the configuration.yaml file and specified zwave: Note:This guide works perfectly with the latest Homeassistant 2023.2.5release. If you did, do you remember what you set it up as? Note: How to Change Docker Containers Restart Policy. 3) Nope, still no clue on that one. Go back toSTEP 1or you will deal with karma . Select Upload a file from PC and Browse to the .ova file we downloaded, then select Next. I read a few post down that the folder had to be manually created in DSM6. Once you have done that, re-create the Shared folder in the Synology UI. I have also tried downloading the image in the gui, and that also fails. Remember, as weve only included the config directory in the -v flag, the Home Assistant container wont be able to access anything outside of that directory on the NAS. cmd : python -m homeassistant config /config, First, ensure that your NAS supports Virtual Machine Manager. You could have a Home Assistant automation, which starts the Domoticz container. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d6c71e2d595fbe7883fd6f258e498fdb62a5ff86f4d91b0159a7f20b32632ee6.jpg. As long as you specify a name in your docker run command, you shouldnt really run into multiple instances, as the name must be unique. image: eclipse-mosquitto:latest Navigate to the first IP address in the list and port 8123 to access Home Assistant! Installing Home Assistant with support for Z-wave on your Synology NAS is basically the same as above, however there are a couple of other flags we need to add to our command. Ensure that the Model is set as e1000, then select OK. 10. Can I use Lovelace as a GUI for home assistant running on my Synology. You can also set up any other integrations that youd like! 3. After Home Assistant is finished preparing, create an account. Now that youve got Home Assistant up-and-running, its time to start setting up your automated house. Ill send you as many details as I can when I get back to it. Add Integration button. Just be sure to use that in your Home Assistant config file when telling Home Assistant where your USB path is. Home Assistant Container is still very much supported on Docker and Synology. Docker is NOT in the package center so i can not install Home assistant. When Home Assistant 0.61 comes out, you cant just do docker pull to update your container. I succeded to install HA in my DS216+II. 3. But I need to instal Docker first. 1. All I did was add in the settings from the Pushbullet docs on Home Assistant. This is a more powerful Docker UI than Synology, but I havent used it myself. Thanks , Hey Phil, Ive been working on getting the homeassistant/home-assistant image running on my Synology. So replace /volume1/Shared/docker with /homes/[user]/homeassistant/config. Best of luck! Such a pain! Docker is in Volume 1 too. I added USB bluetooth for BLE xiaomi sensors connection. WunderTech is a trade name of WunderTech, LLC. Home Assistant on Synology inside Docker - #001 BeardedTinker 36K views 3 years ago Living without add-ons on Home Assistant Container Home Automation Guy 58K views 10 months ago. script (@ /usr/local/etc/rc.d/startup.sh) which includes above commands. Sorry for my little knowledge of linux command, but I have a little problem. Once Docker is running, you can turn your OpenVPN connection back on. With Synology Assistant, you can share printers, set up Wake on LAN (WOL), and configure network drives. It seems to have more configuration options. Thanks for sharing this! Home Assistant will automatically find devices on your local network. Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Trying to follow the instructions here, but I get stuck at creating the folder before installing Home Assistant. /volume1/docker/mosquitto/log:/mosquitto/log. 2. Hi Phil, truly appreciate your effort in providing these instructions! Usually this isnt necessary, however Ive included it because I trust Home Assistant, and want to ensure it has access to the USB on the host without any permission issues. Any idea how to get it working on the rear USBs as I dont really want it stuck in the front? It then checks to ensure the device did get turned on/off. Which just caused more problems with HA components. 8. Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN. Seems to hover around 2.5GB. It is still able to read the utilization and storage information using the API. Ive used the commands shown in above instructions to install HA in docker with Z-Wave. Can you help me please in order to gain access to volume1/Shared/docker/homeassistant/config in a UI way? Can you see them if you do a docker ps -a in a terminal? as above drivers are not loaded by default, I had to write a startup I tried running it on a regular debian install, and that was a pain as well Basically, if you dont want to run it on a rPi, youre in for a ride.. It is all up and running now. sudo chmod g+rw /dev/ttyACM0. However the fact that the path is being reported tells me that you might actually be able to just plug that into your YAML and use it. Youve posted the same volumes and devices which my guide here mentions, and translates back to my docker run command. Leave the storage as default and then select Next. Not sure. It is a file database which has to be loaded into memory. The help says run commands: Im really liking this whole container thing. Did you set up a bond interface? Entities reporting the current network transfer rates of the NAS. Nevertheless, Phil, sorry for my question, but I am begginer in this. Select root User. Any potential issues using this method over command prompt for updates? I need configuration.yaml because I would like to add Xiaomi gateway, I think volume1/Shared is protected by the system. me), its helpful to have this ability. It should work now that youve renamed the folder. I cant understand what is correct 6. Yes. I think Option 2 is where I will go, cause when I restart Hass out of a trigger, It will not come up (err_connection_refused) until I restart the docker container. Follow the instructions in the images below. When I upgraded to 0.39, the libopenzwave path changed, and my network key didnt get mapped. Active/back-upmodus On the Home Assistant container, or another addon? In my experience, when the z-wave issue would occur, I had no trouble still accessing the Z-wave USB by its path. Which is very impressive. I updated homeassistant with your instructions. Choose your Time Zone. So, I have enough ports and will wait and see if I ever need more and then just try , I realize this is a bit of an old thread, but figured it would be the best place to ask.. If you dont see any folders like Shared etc, then you might want to create a new Shared folder from the Synology UI. I am still using the same container I setup for these instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtqgvoheXGQ, I tried something similar with the eclipse mosquitto. Couple of issues 1. ], Ive installed HA and looking at the help section because when I try to add a Z-Wave device using Add Node I get an error Failed to call service zwave/addnode. When I click OK I get: select a Link Aggregation modus: Another option might be to Install Portainer as a docker container. From the list, search and select Synology DSM. However depending on whether we want to use Z-wave or not, well need to change the command we need to run to get Home Assistant setup. As an Amazon associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. If I try the SSH command-line as you outlined above will I be able to see it in the Synology NAS Docker manager (start/stop it)? Once logged in, use the following command to switch to the root user using the command After debugging I Still didnt help. After the virtual machine fully powers on, youll see that an IP address will be assigned to it. So in the cases where I can get supported devices, I am pretty good. I also tried with and without -p 8123:8123. Where are you having trouble? Home Assistant Supervised as a (Debian) VM. It seems like whenever an invalid key is tried, the lock will refuse to work again with the controller for security reasons? I guess I can run the rpi version inside docker.. but is that any better or worse? I would first close down all of your docker containers with docker stop. There are dozens of devices listed. However it looks like someone has created a Docker container which will run this configurator. Im no real expert with HASS IO unfortunately, havent used it too much. 5. Eventually I found that Home Assistant was pretty slow to run on the NAS as my needs increased. NOTE: If youre having trouble connecting to Home Assistant, select Connect from Virtual Machine Manager to access the console and see if anything has gone wrong. So I created the www map as follows /volume1/Shared/docker/homeassistant/www and put the jpg inside it the I used the pictur: /local/picture_name.jpg line in the known_devices.yaml, but this is not working, what am I doing wrong? (Ive tried both through GUI and CLI) Everything z-wave related just stops working. That's what I run and have no issues. Once we run this command, Docker will begin to start downloading all the files Home Assistant needs, such as the operating system, Python, and Z-wave. Follow the instructions in the image below. Choose your Currency. This will ensure the container gets as many permissions as possible to the host machine, which may include the rw permissions it needs to the Z-wave USB. It allows Home Assistant to do things like get hardware information, and restart hardware. Heres what I did, so please let me know if you or anyone else here believes this process would/could cause any issues down the road: 1. So these paths are no longer valid? There are sensors the report the current CPU load, separated by User, System and others. You are basically in God mode. Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose. If youre still using the built in SQL lite database, I found that to be very very slow. Well thats interesting. 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