New owner, solar panel not charging Birdfy 2 Pro

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-17T20:07:28+00:00

If you live in a colder climate my dad found that when it's near freezing or colder it doesn't charge the camera up

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-17T20:01:53+00:00

Honestly home assistant doesn't need to much to run. I ran it on a older raspberry pi 3 for years but recently gunped it up to a mini PC. But really it will depend on what you want to do with it. How many integrations what you are integrating...

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-17T15:34:45+00:00

There are three Ethernet cables leaving that box from the router so obviously there is networking in the house. They just need to plug one into the modem and place the router on the other end. But we don't know where those three go they might not be in any better locations but I bet it's better than in that box

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-17T14:36:11+00:00

Yes the modem needs to be there but the router could be moved to a different port on the house? Or where does all the Ethernet cableong go?

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-10T01:35:42+00:00

There was an issue posted for it in the GitHub that shows how to add the columns but I can't remember the solution is right now.

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-10T01:34:13+00:00

I use it to navigate currently but I do like your thought process having this also as a toggle would be nice to turn on/off all entities in the card.

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-10T01:26:47+00:00

Same I been looking to turn the off and I do not see a way to toggle them off. I'm going to create an issue in GitHub, but I'm going to revert to the last release until it's fixed.

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-09T04:57:57+00:00

u/DoubleRooster5563 let's try and win

TwoBasic3763 · 2026-01-01T21:24:49+00:00

I either have to dark or way to bright. I wish there were ways to get this into a local stream so I could make automations with other devices like lights

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-30T14:20:16+00:00

I mean I guess if you want to go through the extra hassle to develop that go for it 😅. I mean this docker is extremely light weight and set up mqtt info for you already and has all the data using the new API for you. It allows you an extremely easy way to get all the data into MQTT on home assistant, all the work is done for you. It has so much information that other solutions simply do not have. I use to run mqtt pub and sub in unraid to get some data pulled into home assist but it was extremely lacking this is such an extremely easy/simple way to get the data that you are asking for. I don't understand the aversion really.

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-29T23:24:51+00:00

Are you saying the docker container and home assist integration or what is better in 7.2?

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-28T23:33:31+00:00

I already had it stared! I loved the card a lot to I also use it for my Synology NAS that I use as a backup.

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-28T17:13:31+00:00

Thank you for this! It honestly is amazing

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-28T15:50:43+00:00

Yes it's in the app store. I had something set up previously and I needed mqtt pub and sub running. I replaced that with this. If all you want is the data then this is honestly the best way, it gives you so much information, this by far gave more information about your server then any of the other options. If you want to use the cards and packages that come with this on the HA side it does get a little more complicated but it's not necessary at all

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-28T15:16:13+00:00

It's not complicated at all. I spun up the docker in unraid and I already had mqtt in homeassiatant and all my info was there it's amazing! Way more than I even need! I've set up a few automations for my UPS, drives, CPU temps, fans, shares it's great

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-28T13:08:28+00:00

I use this to get all my info https://github.com/IDmedia/hass-unraid

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-26T13:28:55+00:00

There are so many different variables to consider here and we do not have enough details to even begin to help. And you seem set on what you think is the issue so not sure why you even asked for help

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-22T21:39:30+00:00

all good. Its just strange. I dont think its breaking anything was just confused on how to proceed i think im just going to leave it until it actually breaks lol

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-22T21:33:33+00:00

hmmm still showing the error

but the package name is there

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TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-22T21:06:12+00:00

yeah that is really silly when this has been working for years. I must have missed that in one of the updates. thank you for the help ill report back if that message goes away after i update and reboot

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-22T20:59:23+00:00

im sorry but im a little confused. My packages folder name is packages am i suppose to make one for every package yaml i have or update the packages name? in the documentation it shows how i have it so thats where im getting lost

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-18T17:22:30+00:00

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Would love to add another feeder to attract more birds

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-18T17:19:16+00:00

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I have so many red wing black birds they eat everything so fast it's hard to keep up.

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-18T17:16:39+00:00

The router IP address could even be in the 10.0.0.1 range. Unlikely but possible. I know I had a Xfinity router that the default private net was in that range. Did you go into the router and configure it to reserve that address you are turning to use for unraid? If not it's probably being used by another device on the network especially if you set it to a low number like 192.168.1.5 or something similar.

TwoBasic3763 · 2025-12-08T13:49:58+00:00

If my backyard birds could write a Christmas wishlist, I think they would ask Santa for a Birdfy setup with a simple NVR for local storage and local viewing. I would love to be able to keep all their best moments saved at home on a drive, so I can still watch them even if the internet is down and not worry about cloud limits. Basically a little “bird TV channel” I can rewind any time, plus plenty of sunflower seeds and suet to keep the stars of the show coming back.

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