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venstar2mqtt

Simple container that allows MQTT to be used to view data and push settings to the Venstar Local API Thermostats.

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Simple container that allows MQTT to be used to view data and push settings to the Venstar Local API Thermostats. Local API needs to be enabled on the thermostat. No Web UI or appdata folder necessary.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

10/100 Low

Maintained
0last commit 1191 days ago
Popular
176 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 9 days ago

GitHub stars
6
Open issues
13
Last commit
2023-07-10
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked 5 days ago - source: GitHub (terafin/mqtt-venstar-bridge)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

Which environment variables do I need to set for the MQTT connection?

Set TOPIC_PREFIX and MQTT_HOST, and optionally provide MQTT_USER and MQTT_PASS for broker authentication.

How do I change a Venstar thermostat setting?

Publish a message to a topic ending in /set, for example /venstar/bedroom/mode/set with value off or /venstar/bedroom/temperature/heat/set with value 14.

How do I query runtime information from a thermostat?

Publish runtime to a topic like /venstar/bedroom/query, and the results publish to /venstar/bedroom/result/runtime/KEY:VALUE.

Can I use it with Home Assistant?

Yes, it bridges Venstar thermostats to MQTT for integration with home automation platforms such as Home Assistant.

How do I install it on Unraid?

Find Venstar2mqtt in Community Apps and install it from your Unraid server.

Answers sourced from ca.unraid.net, github.com, www.podwarden.com

Community

Collected 3 days ago - public community threads