error starting Homebridge-Server

Slip7000 commented 7 years ago

Hi

I'm trying to start my Homebridge-Server on my Mac and are getting an error:

MQTT:.homebridge MQTT$ homebridge -D -U /Users/MQTT/.homebridge [12/22/2016, 10:10:56 AM] Loaded plugin: homebridge-server [12/22/2016, 10:10:56 AM] Registering platform 'homebridge-server.Server' [12/22/2016, 10:10:56 AM] --- [12/22/2016, 10:10:56 AM] Loaded config.json with 1 accessories and 1 platforms. [12/22/2016, 10:10:56 AM] --- [12/22/2016, 10:10:56 AM] Loading 1 platforms... [12/22/2016, 10:10:56 AM] [Homebridge Server] Initializing Server platform... [12/22/2016, 10:10:56 AM] Loading 1 accessories... /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/api.js:46 if (name.indexOf('.') == -1) { ^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'indexOf' of undefined at API.accessory (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/api.js:46:11) at Server._loadAccessories (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:254:42) at Server.run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/server.js:81:38) at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/lib/cli.js:40:10) at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge/bin/homebridge:17:22) at Module._compile (module.js:570:32) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10) at Module.load (module.js:487:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)

**Also my config.json file is in the .homebridge folder.

This is what my config.json consist of:

{ "bridge": { "name": "Homebridge", "username": "CC:22:4D:E3:DE:30", "port": 51826, "pin": "031-45-154" },

"description": "This is an example configuration file with one fake accessory and one fake platform. You can use this as a template for creating your own configuration file containing devices you actually own.",

"accessories": [
    {

    }
],

"platforms": [
    {
    "platform": "Server",
    "port": 8765,
    "name": "Homebridge Server",
    "log" : "/Users/MQTT/Documents/MQTT LOGS"
    }
]

}

Please assist

gismo141 commented 7 years ago

Hi @Slip7000!

The problem you have is about the curly brackets in the accessories-section. They define a new accessory but homebridge itself fails, because there are no further information.

So in fact the problem should be solved by removing these curly brackets so that your config.json should look like:

{
"bridge": {
"name": "Homebridge",
"username": "CC:22:4D:E3:DE:30",
"port": 51826,
"pin": "031-45-154"
},

"description": "This is an example configuration file with one fake accessory and one fake platform. You can use this as a template for creating your own configuration file containing devices you actually own.",

"accessories": [],

"platforms": [
    {
    "platform": "Server",
    "port": 8765,
    "name": "Homebridge Server",
    "log" : "/Users/MQTT/Documents/MQTT LOGS"
    }
]
}

Hope this solves the problem! ;)

gismo141 commented 7 years ago

https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge/issues/1001

gismo141 / homebridge-server

error starting Homebridge-Server #16