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##Introduction Basically a step by step guide to install OpenHAB 1.7.1 on an Intel x86 machine using a few common bindings. The content is mostly copy & paste from other parts of the wiki.

Operating System

I've picked the LTS version for stability.

Install Ubuntu LTS

Pick the following options:

  • OpenSSH server (To administrate the server using PuTTY)
  • Samba Fileserver (To get access to the OpenHAB config files from Windows)

Dependencies

###Java We need Java 8, which is not included in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, so we add a repository and install it.

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

###MySQL for persistence

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Start the Mysql commandline as root

mysql -u root -p

Create a database for OpenHAB

CREATE DATABASE OpenHAB;

Create a user for OpenHAB

CREATE USER 'openhab'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';

Grant the user permissions for the database

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON OpenHAB.* TO 'openhab'@'localhost';

Quit the Mysql command prompt

quit

###Mosquitto as MQTT broker

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mosquitto-dev/mosquitto-ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mosquitto

####Setup TLS on Mosquitto (optional) copy the SSL CA to /etc/mosquitto/ca-certificates copy the SSL certificate and private key (.crt and .key) to /etc/mosquitto/certs

Protect your SSL certificate

cd /etc/mosquitto/certs
sudo chmod 600 *
sudo chown mosquitto *

Configure TLS

sudo nano /etc/mosquitto/conf.d/tls.conf

Add the following

listener 8883
tls_version tlsv1
cafile /etc/mosquitto/ca-certificate/ca.crt
certfile /etc/mosquitto/certs/server.crt
keyfile /etc/mosquitto/certs/server.key
require_certificate false

Restart Mosquitto (check how, /etc/init.d/mosquitto restart doesn't work)

####Portforward Make sure you portforwarded the default mosquitto port 8883 (or 1883) to your server!

Install OpenHAB

###Configure the repository

wget -qO - 'https://bintray.com/user/downloadSubjectPublicKey?username=openhab' | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://dl.bintray.com/openhab/apt-repo stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openhab.list
sudo apt-get update

###Install the runtime

sudo apt-get install openhab-runtime

Get needed addons

sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-astro
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-dsmr
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-http
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-hue
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-mqtt
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-mqttitude
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-netatmo
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-networkhealth
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-plex
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-samsungtv
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-sonos
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-wol
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-xbmc
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-binding-zwave
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-io-myopenhab
sudo apt-get install openhab-addon-persistence-mysql

Get the correct configuration

cd /etc/openhab/configurations/
sudo cp openhab_default.cfg openhab.cfg

openhab.cfg

  • Set security option external, for my.openhab
  • Set default persistince to mysql
  • Set Mysql server, username and password
  • Set MQTT Transport
  • Set HTTP Binding cache item for weather
  • Set Philips Hue ip and secret
  • Set Sonos UDN
  • Set Samsung TV host
  • Set Z-Wave port
  • Set Netatmo clientid, clientsecret and refreshtoken
  • Set Astro binding latitude and longitude
  • Set Plex host
  • Set DSMR port and gas channel

Create items, sitemaps and rules

This is where you should create items, sitemaps and rules.

###symlink com ports for Zwave and DSMR devices

sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/50-usb-serial.rules

And add for the Aeotec Z-Stick II

SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="10c4", ATTRS{product}=="CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller", SYMLINK+="usb_zwave", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0666"

or for the Aeotec Gen5 USB stick:

SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0658", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0200", SYMLINK+="usb_zwave", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0666"

And for the DSMR cable

SUBSYSTEM=="tty", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0403", ATTRS{product}=="FT232R USB UART", SYMLINK+="usb_dsmr", GROUP="dialout", MODE="0666"

Add the symlinks to the Java args

sudo nano /etc/init.d/openhab

Look file the lines starting with -D and add one

-Dgnu.io.rxtx.SerialPorts=/dev/usb_dsmr:/dev/usb_zwave

###Set autostart

sudo update-rc.d openhab defaults

##Share the configuration using Samba

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

Go to the bottom of the file and add

[OpenHAB]
comment = OpenHAB Configuration
path = /etc/openhab/configurations
browseable = yes
writeable = yes
guest ok = no
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777

Restart Samba

sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

Change permissions on the OpenHAB config to 777

cd /etc/openhab
sudo chmod -R 777 configurations/

Now you can go to your machine using \hostname\OpenHAB from your Windows machine (use your Ubuntu credentials) and edit the configuration files. Use Notepad++ since most files have Unix linefeeds

Installation

###Linux / OS X

###Windows


##Configuration

User Interfaces


Community

(link to openHAB forum)

Development



Misc


Samples

A good source of inspiration and tips from users gathered over the years. Be aware that things may have changed since they were written and some examples might not work correctly.

Please update the wiki if you do come across any out of date information.

Collections of Rules on a single page

Single Rules

Scripts


Release Notes

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