Zigbee2MQTT Rename Device: What Breaks in Home Assistant
Renaming a Zigbee2MQTT device changes its MQTT topic instantly but not its Home Assistant entity IDs. What breaks, what doesn't, and how to rename safely.
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Zigbee2MQTT database.db Corrupted or Wiped: What to Do
Zigbee2MQTT lost every device after a restart, or database.db is 0 bytes? What the file stores, why it happens, and how to recover before re-pairing.
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Tuya TS011F Power Monitoring Not Working: How to Fix
Power, current and voltage missing on a Tuya TS011F Zigbee plug? Firmware 1.0.5 disabled automatic reporting. Here's the polling fix, fully local.
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Do Aqara/Xiaomi Devices Stop Working When Discontinued?
Aqara or Xiaomi drops a model. Here's what actually happens to the unit already running on your Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA network, and what really can break it.
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Aqara FP2 vs FP300 vs FP310 for Home Assistant: Which One?
Aqara's FP2, FP300 and FP310 all run local in Home Assistant, by three different routes. Which one fits a Zigbee2MQTT setup, and what each one costs you.
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Aqara/Xiaomi Smart Plug Power Monitoring Not Working
Aqara or Xiaomi plug showing 0W or N/A in Zigbee2MQTT or ZHA? Two documented reporting faults, the firmware trap to avoid, and how to tell them apart.
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Zigbee2MQTT device_temperature vs temperature Explained
Your Zigbee sensor reads 31°C indoors? That's device_temperature, chip heat, not the room. How to tell which attribute your device really reports.
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Zigbee2MQTT Debounce vs Throttle: Fixing Duplicate Updates
Zigbee2MQTT has five per-device options for noisy state updates. What debounce, throttle, and the filter options each do, and which one fits your device.
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ZHA Network Map: Built-In Visualization vs Third-Party Tools
ZHA ships a built-in Zigbee mesh map, though the menu path has moved. Where to find it, how to read it, and when the ha-zigbee-map HACS panel earns its install.
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Zigbee2MQTT permit_join: The Security Risk After 2.0
Zigbee2MQTT 2.0 removed permanent permit_join. What the 254-second join window still exposes, and how a device passlist controls membership locally.