Zigbee2MQTT Coordinator Backup and Restore: The Full Guide
Zigbee2MQTT backup and restore works on zstack and ember adapters only. How to trigger one, what's in it, and what a restore really gets you back.
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Aqara H1 Switch Lineup Explained: Which Model Do You Have?
Aqara's H1 name spans seven wall-switch SKUs, a mini switch, a remote, and two rotary knobs. How to identify which model you actually own.
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Changing Your Zigbee2MQTT Channel Without Losing Devices
Zigbee2MQTT broadcasts a channel change to paired devices on zstack and ember adapters. The config edit, sleepy devices, and the backup-file trap.
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How to Write a Custom Zigbee2MQTT External Converter
Zigbee2MQTT pairs your device but shows it unsupported? Here's how to write an external converter that fixes it locally, and what stops it loading.
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Sonoff ZBBridge to Zigbee2MQTT: Tasmota Flash Guide
Flash Tasmota on the original Sonoff ZBBridge (not the Pro) to run it as a Zigbee2MQTT coordinator over TCP: no eWeLink cloud, but one reliability caveat.
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Zigbee2MQTT Unavailable After HA Restart: bridge/state
Every Zigbee2MQTT entity goes unavailable after a Home Assistant restart while Zigbee2MQTT itself looks fine. One MQTT topic explains it. All fixes stay local.
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Aqara Wireless Mini Switch Generations Compared: Which to Buy
Aqara sells three mini switch generations at once — WXKG11LM, T1 and E1. What each exposes in Zigbee2MQTT, and which to buy for a local setup.
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Zigbee2MQTT Event Entities vs Legacy Action Sensor Explained
Zigbee2MQTT 2.0 switched off the sensor.*_action entity your button automations used. Here's what replaced it, and which local path to rebuild on.
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Tuya TS0041 1-Button Switch: Zigbee2MQTT & Home Assistant
Pair the Tuya TS0041 single-button Zigbee switch with Zigbee2MQTT, no Smart Life account needed, and set up single/double/hold press automations locally.
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Sonoff TRVZB Radiator Valve: Zigbee2MQTT + Home Assistant
Pair the Sonoff TRVZB into Zigbee2MQTT with no Sonoff bridge or eWeLink account, set valve opening degree, and drive it off an external room sensor.