Homebridge on Mac, Synology NAS, or Raspberry Pi?

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@JustinL

Last, if I use my Mac Mini, should I set it up on a virtual machine? Or would it be easy to move the Homebridge install to a new Mac Mini if I upgrade someday?

I'm votin' for the Mac Mini. It's what I use and although I do have a few rPi, and have installed Homebridge on them more than 5 times, the Mini is where it belongs for me.

Installation is simple and there are plentiful guides. You do NOT need Brew/HomeBrew or anything else, just click:

Latest LTS Version: 12.16.1 (includes npm 6.13.4)

and save the result, install normally.

You'll end up with Node and NPM installed.

Then use @dan.t guide to installing Homebridge and use his great tool for creating an excellent starting config.json

Install Homebridge on macOS

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This new plugin does not rely on the "Homebridge App" in Hubitat and utilizes the MakerAPI and it's event stream to communicate with Hubitat. A few caveats upfront: You will have to redo all of your room assignments in the Home App on your phone Installation: 1. Hubitat MakerAPI App Configuration Under the Hubitat Web Interface, Click on Apps in the left side menu. Click on the button +Add Built-In App Select Maker API from the list of apps Enable Allow Access via Local IP Address …