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ebaauw / homebridge-hue

Homebridge plugin for Philips Hue
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Is it safe to test Homebridge 1.4.0 (beta 7 or newer)? #1083

Closed jostrasser closed 2 years ago

jostrasser commented 2 years ago

Hi @ebaauw I only want to ask if Version 0.13.34 of Homebridge-Hue is safe for testing Homebridge 1.4.0 b7 or newer.

I read your comments about better response / faster updates when you are using Apple Home in combination with the new Avahi advertiser and I want to give it a try if possible.

Thanks!

ebaauw commented 2 years ago

Still running beta 4 in my production environment, and beta 7 only in a test environment. No issues on either, though.

You can always set advertiser to bonjour or ciao, if avahi doesn't work (in which case HomeKit won't be able to find Homebridge). Note that the new advertiser only works on systems with Avahi, like Raspberry Pi OS.

jostrasser commented 2 years ago

Great, thanks @ebaauw !

I am running Homebridge on a RPi 4b with the following OS version:

pi@homebridge:~ $ cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)" NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux" VERSION_ID="10" VERSION="10 (buster)" VERSION_CODENAME=buster ID=raspbian ID_LIKE=debian

I think it's the 32bit version.

Are there any additional packages what I have to install manually on my RPi via apt (eg. Avahi daemon or package) or is it enough to upgrade Homebridge to the beta?

ebaauw commented 2 years ago

I think the Avahi package is installed, even on the lite version, but I don't know if it's enabled by default.

jostrasser commented 2 years ago

Great, thank you. If you mean the enablement in Homebridge (and not on the OS level): it should be enabled by default if it is installed and not selected a dedicated advertiser I think.

Notes from Homebridge 1.4.0 b7 "Rely on hap-nodejs to select a default for the advertiser":

This PR removes the logic in homebridge to use a default advertiser. Instead it fully relies on hap-nodejs to select a default if no advertiser is supplied. Avahi advertiser will be automatically used on supported platforms.

I will give it a try, thanks! :)