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Mozilla has made a universal hub for smart home devices to link together devices of different vendors and protocols (including Zigbee and Z-Wave), and manage them without using the clouds and from one place. A year ago about the first version, and today I'm posting a translation of the documentation updated the other day, which answers most of the basic questions for the project. I look forward to discussion and exchange of views in the comments.
WebThings Gateway for Raspberry Pi
is a software for gateways used in smart home systems, which will allow you to directly monitor and control smart devices via the Internet without intermediaries.
What you need
- Компьютер and power supply (Raspberry Pi 3 requires at least 2A)
- microSD card (at least 8 GB, class 10)
- USB adapter (see list )
Note: The Raspberry Pi 3 comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. A USB adapter is required to connect devices using protocols like Zigbee and Z-Wave.
1. Download the image
Download the image from the site .
2. Sew the image
Flash the image to a microSD card. Exist records. We recommend using .
- Open Etcher
- Insert a memory card into your computer's adapter.
- Select image as source
- Choose a memory card
- Click "Flash!"
When finished, remove the memory card.
3. Raspberry Pi download
- Insert memory card into Raspberry PI
- Connect USB adapters if available
- Connect power to start download
Note: The first boot of the Raspberry Pi may take 2-3 minutes.
4. Wi-Fi connection
After downloading, the gateway will create an access point “WebThings Gateway XXXX” (where XXXX is the four digits of the Raspberry Pi MAC address). Connect to this hotspot from your computer or smartphone.
Once connected, you should see the welcome screen of the WebThings gateway, which will then start searching for your home Wi-Fi network.
Select your home network from the list and enter the password to connect.
Note:
- If you have connected to the “WebThings Gateway XXXX” hotspot but do not see the welcome screen, try opening the page at .
- Raspberry Pi can also be connected to a network using an Ethernet cable. In this case, it will try to get the network IP address from your router automatically. Then type “http://gateway.local” in your browser to set up the gateway for the first time.
- If you move the gateway to another location or it loses access to the original network, it will automatically switch to access point mode so that you can connect to it and set up another network.
5. Selecting a subdomain
After connecting the gateway to the network, make sure that your computer or smartphone from which you are setting up is on the same network. After that go to in the browser.
After that, you will have the option to register a free subdomain to access the gateway outside the local network via from Mozilla.
Enter your desired subdomain and email address (for future password resets), and click "Create".
Note:
- You can skip this step and use the gateway completely locally, or set up port forwarding and DNS yourself. However, in this case, if in the future you still decide to use the Mozilla subdomain, the gateway settings will have to be completely reset.
- If the page at does not open, try to find the gateway IP address through your router (look in the list of connected devices for a device like “gateway” or with a MAC address starting with “b8:27:eb”), and try to open the page directly by IP.
- If and http:// do not work, make sure both your computer and Raspbeery Pi are connected to the same network.
- If you have already registered a subdomain before, enter its name and the email address you used when registering it. The on-screen instructions will appear on how to gain access.
6. Account creation
After registering a subdomain, a page with the next steps to configure the gateway will open. Enter your name, email address and password, and click Next.
Note: Additional accounts can be created later.
Done!
After that, the “Things” page should open for connecting smart devices to the gateway.
See for further customization.
Source: habr.com