Home Assistant Config

My configuration for Home Assistant, running in Docker on a Synology DS718+ NAS.

Instant updates from Tellstick sensors

Mosquitto

1. Install Mosquitto in Synology Package.

2. Edit the configuration file

   sudo nano /volume1/@appstore/mosquitto/var/mosquitto.conf

   1. Disable anonymous usage

      allow_anonymous false

   2. Add a password file

      password_file /volume1/@appstore/mosquitto/var/password_file

3. Add users to Mosquitto

   cd /volume1/@appstore/mosquitto sudo nano /volume1/@appstore/mosquitto/var/password_file

   1. Add users to the file

      username:password

   2. Upgrade the password file

      sudo ./bin/mosquitto_passwd -U ./var/password_file

4. Restart Mosquitto

Tellsticknet

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/molobrakos/tellsticknet.git

2. Build the Docker image

   sudo docker build -t tellsticknet .

3. Create a configuration file named tellsticknet.conf:

   ---
   # Bathroom motion sensor
   name: Bathroom Motion
   component: binary_sensor
   protocol: arctech
   model: selflearning
   unit: 10
   house: 12345678
   device_class: motion

   • ID:s for House can be retrieved by either Telldus Live or running the discover command inside the Docker container

4. Start a Docker container

   • Enable auto-restart
   • /config/tellsticknet/tellsticknet.conf -> /app/tellsticknet.conf
   • Use the same network as Docker host

   • Add an environment variable named MQTT_URL:

     mqtt://username:password@localhost:1883