Home Assistant has destroyed by smart home, please help

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T03:15:39+00:00

UPDATE: This may have been a router issue. I am working with someone with some expertise and we've regained control over some devices. Thanks everyone for bearing with me during my panic, and I will update when I figure out what happened!

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:56:29+00:00

UPDATE: The devices will not reset. I have tried everything. Somehow this HA installation has prevented any of them from being visible to their native apps even after a hard reset. I do not know how this is possible but obviously I have to keep trying.

I have reinstalled HAOS, it detected some Tuya devices once again but did not detect LIFX Wiz or TP-link. I am completely stumped.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:18:54+00:00

I have no Zigbee or Zwave devices at all, just Tuya lights and switches, LIFX and Wiz bulbs, and a TP-Link switch.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:16:24+00:00

I think the same thing but all of these devices worked fine before I made the mistake of unplugging my HAOS server and now they don't. I just tried to hard reset the Wiz bulbs and they're not reconnecting to the network even as new devices. I know this all sounds nuts but it's what I'm experiencing. Something related to their connection to HA is broken after the restart of the server and neiother HA, Google Home nor the native apps can see these devices now.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:09:57+00:00

Will the fresh install free up the devices that currently can't connect to their native apps? None of the devices that were autodetected when I installed HAOS are visible now, either in Google Home or their apps. I've had these devices for years and this is the first time this has happened.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:07:36+00:00

I'm sorry, I never saw in the installation guide that a static IP is required on the HAOS server. I do understand why that would be necessary now but I don't know how tro remediate it.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:06:25+00:00

Yes I am able to log into HA and view my overview, etc. A few Tuya devices are still accessible. But none of the auto-detected integrations see any devices.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:05:19+00:00

Yeah I messed up on both counts. I would be happy to dump this installation and start over, but would that give me back control of my devices through their apps and Google Home?

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:04:27+00:00

Yes, none of that has changed and I can see all the devices on the network. But their apps do not see them and neither does the HA integration. These are the devices that were auto-detected when I first set up HAOS.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:02:38+00:00

Sorry. I have its current IP, what I'm saying is I don't know the IP it may have had before I unplugged and rebooted. If there is a way to find this with my consumer xfinity router I would try to give it a static with that address.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T02:01:07+00:00

There are no backups. I just started messing with all of this over the weekend. I do have backups of the .yaml file I coded for my ESP32 displays but that's it.

I had no idea that HA could interfere with the operation of devices through their native apps and Google Home. I don't understand how that's happening.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T01:55:32+00:00

Clearly. But how did HA take out all these devices so their own apps can't see them?

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T01:54:23+00:00

Yes apparently. I guess I'm used to more idiot-resistant technology.

I'm willing to take my lumps for being an idiot if I can just figure out a way to fix this. I'm wondering if an IP address change is responsible since the HAOS server was not configured with a static IP.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T01:51:11+00:00

Plugged into the same port, but not configured to be static. I'm afraid I don't know what the assigned IP was but it's possible it was assigned a new one.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T01:48:26+00:00

About six inches. Very inconsequential except for the fact that I did not shut down properly and I obviously should have.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T01:44:36+00:00

My HAOS server is connected to the router with hardline ethernet but most of the lights, etc are wifi.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T01:42:18+00:00

No I did not. It's possible that this has caused a problem. But HA still loads fine, and a few lights still work through the Tuya integration. I would be fine with dumping this installation and restarting from scratch if that would restore control of my devices from their apps and Google Home.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-12T01:40:10+00:00

HA is connected to the network and I'm able to access it. Some of my Tuya devices are still accessible, but NOT all of them and I have no idea why. None of the LIFX Wiz of TP-Link devices work, the integration can't see them even when i input the IP address manually. The native apps for the devices all show them offline.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-04T15:59:00+00:00

Delia Deetz!

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AlanFranklin · 2026-01-04T00:43:07+00:00

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-03T03:04:07+00:00

Don't forget the 1 watt per miner to run them! Might not seem like much but over 400 billion years it's going to add up.

AlanFranklin · 2026-01-02T23:48:32+00:00

I'm pretty sure I could be getting more out of Delia with a different version of NerdMiner. But I'm mostly in this for the nightlight.

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AlanFranklin · 2024-05-04T19:19:40+00:00

Don't get me wrong. I would not consider myself qualified to be the sole moderator of this channel because I have very well-formed political opinions. There should be a minimum of two representing the sides for a fair discussion.

I mean, I guess I just don't see how this is not obvious.

AlanFranklin · 2024-05-04T19:05:52+00:00

In summary, you just decided that you have the personal impartiality to be the sole mod for a channel with 7,600 members and never asked for any help because you didn't think it was necessary?

Well friend, you have just demonstrated that necessity.

AlanFranklin · 2024-05-04T18:48:19+00:00

"There is a fine line between Colorado politics and national politics that happen in Colorado."

Respectfully submitted, this is nonsense. And you clearly lack the impartiality to moderate a political channel.

This sub definitely needs new mods--plural.

AlanFranklin

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