# Habridge

Habridge is a self-hosted home automation app. Habridge emulates the Philips Hue local discovery API so that voice assistants and home-automation gateways such as Amazon Echo and Google Home can control devices that expose their own API. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub, ZimaOS and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/671/habridge

## Description

Habridge emulates the Philips Hue local discovery API so that voice assistants and home-automation gateways such as Amazon Echo and Google Home can control devices that expose their own API. It handles basic Hue commands such as on, off, brightness, and color, and can drive most devices with a distinct API. It is aimed at homelab users who want to expose existing smart-home devices to Hue-compatible hubs without a physical Hue Bridge. Amazon Echo Gen 1 devices are best supported, as Gen 2 units have reported issues discovering the bridge.

## Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms: Unraid, ZimaOS.

## Health score

44/100 (Fair), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 32 (last commit 411 days ago)
- Popular: 63 (1,485 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 45 (2 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/habridge
- ZimaOS: https://github.com/bigbeartechworld/big-bear-casaos/tree/master/Apps/habridge
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/habridge-0qvzbaw0s8rk98?q=habridge
- GitHub: https://github.com/bwssytems/ha-bridge

## Common questions

### How does HAbridge handle deprecated -D command-line arguments?

HAbridge reads the old -D arguments and populates the configuration screen, specifically the Bridge Control Tab. You can save the configuration there to a file, so the old arguments are not needed.

### Is there a community guide for using HAbridge with Alexa or Google Home?

A community guide describes setting up HAbridge as an emulated Hue bridge for Alexa or Google Home. It includes Raspberry Pi installation steps and instructions for using a current version.

### What network setup was reported in an HAbridge Echo pairing trouble thread?

One user reported trouble while Alexa was connected to a wireless UAP-AC-PRO and HAbridge was running on a hardwired Raspberry Pi on an EdgeRouter.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/671/habridge), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.