We are happy to announce that webCoRE is now officially a built-in app for users installing today's platform update.
For those who are (still) running webCoRE on other platforms, that means they can have the webCoRE running on the Hubitat Elevation platform as easy as 1,2,3:
Back-up your pistons on the webCoRE dashboard
Install the built-in app (from the left menu click Apps, then Add Built-in app to install all necessary files).
Authorize the browser, create a new piston and then import the backup.
For those unfamiliar with webCoRE, it means they can now create a new piston in less than 10 seconds!
Install the built-in app (from the left menu click Apps, then Add Built-in app to install all necessary files).
Authorize the browser.
Create a new piston.
For those who are already running webCoRE on Hubitat Elevation, they may consider migrating to the built-in version to take advantage of automated updates that will continue to be released when necessary, along with the regular platform updates.
Today's release is just the beginning of a long process that will make webCoRE easier to use, with less interruptions. Going forward, webCoRE will continue to be open-source and maintained by the same great developers who have made webCoRE available on the Hubitat Elevation platform.
Tom, backup your existing pistons in webcore. You should then have a file containing your webcore pistons in your local browser's downloads folder. You can install the new webcore app, add a piston..and you'll see an option to restore from backup. Choose your backup file. You'll see an interface then to restore each piston one by one.
Your original and new webcore apps can live on the hub at the same time so "migration" should be pretty easy.
You can go into the new webcore app on Hubitat during or after installation to provide access to the same devices etc. as before, then resume your pistons. It's pretty easy...took me maybe 10-15 minutes. You just need to check your pistons and resume them after that.
Well almost everything.. Webcore handles whatever your previous apps have been doing. From rule machine to al the other apps (almost) in a much userfriendlier design. Webcore on Hubitat is what kept me here..
It is all a preference as far as I am concerned, just like if you would rather use Rule Machine or Room Lighting, or even write your own app.
In my opinion, there will be no significant benefit for most of us who have been on Hubitat for a while now or are fully invested in Rule Machine. Nothing against Webcore, I am sure it is great. But I don't see a reason to switch if you like what you have.
It does benefit those who were used to using Webcore in Smartthings, especially those who waited until the last minute to transition off that platform. They are frantically trying to switch as things go dark soon (today?) for the old Groovy stuff.
