iHost Zigbee2MQTT Stopped Working? The ezsp-to-ember Fix
Zigbee2MQTT on a SONOFF iHost's on-board radio failing with an ezsp error? The radio is on 8.x firmware. The one-line ember fix, the port and the caveats.
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Zigbee2MQTT Automations Without Home Assistant Running
A third-party extension runs automations inside Zigbee2MQTT itself, so triggers keep working when Home Assistant is down. Here's how it works.
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Aqara Integration in Home Assistant: What It Actually Is
Home Assistant's Aqara integration has no setup flow of its own. What it is, how to add Aqara Matter devices locally, and what not to confuse it with.
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Zigbee2MQTT Device Removed, Still Shows in Home Assistant
Removed a device in Zigbee2MQTT but Home Assistant still shows it? How the automatic discovery cleanup works, why it misses, and the current fix.
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Zigbee2MQTT Multiple Coordinators in Home Assistant
Zigbee2MQTT cannot run two coordinators in one instance. How a second instance works in Home Assistant, and the identity collision that breaks entities.
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Zigbee2MQTT Binding Not Working? A Diagnostic Checklist
Zigbee2MQTT bind reports success but nothing happens? Read the failed array in the response first, then work five documented causes ranked by likelihood.
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SONOFF OpenEdge: What’s Actually Local (and What Isn’t)
SONOFF says OpenEdge needs no app, account or cloud. Checked against SONOFF's own docs: what is verified local today, and what is still only a claim.
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Zigbee2MQTT: Replace a Dead Device Without Losing History
Swapping a dead Zigbee2MQTT device without losing your Home Assistant history: the entity_id step that makes it work, and what it still won't carry.
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Zigbee2MQTT Slow Startup: Watchdog Restart Loop Explained
Diagnose slow Zigbee2MQTT startup and restart loops. Separate Supervisor monitoring from Z2M recovery, and check logs, device traffic and firmware.
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Change Zigbee2MQTT base_topic Without Breaking HA
Changing Zigbee2MQTT's base_topic rewrites every Home Assistant unique_id, so entities duplicate and the originals strand. What breaks and how to recover.