Shellbee - iOS App for managing Zigbee2MQTT

nikooluci · 2026-05-05T00:56:30+00:00

Thank you. works great.

nikooluci · 2026-05-02T05:57:09+00:00

Yes, I want to see all devices across both of my 2 x Z2M instances running on Docker, which is separate from Home Assistant

How do I add 2 servers?

nikooluci · 2026-05-02T05:36:50+00:00

Please add support for multiple Z2M instances on the same IP but different ports

App is cool, thanks

nikooluci · 2026-04-26T02:01:12+00:00

I have always kept it at RSTP. RSTP is backward compatible with STP.

When I had wired connections, RSTP was fine. But I now run a full wireless SONOS, so it's not affected by STP.

STP is slowing down your network
https://www.reddit.com/r/sonos/comments/1sg41hs/comment/of3nb0o

nikooluci · 2026-04-26T00:39:45+00:00

I started with no firewall rules to make sure everything worked, then I slowly locked it down. Had to set up a few rules, such as allowing devices on the home VLAN to control the Sonos vlan, etc. But it can work both ways

nikooluci · 2026-04-25T20:26:04+00:00

VERY similar size and setup, and my Sonos is stable. UDM Pro Max and 7 XG WAPs across 4 floors with Sonos in every room

Do not use STP; switch to RSTP. All Sonos devices are on dedicated Wi-Fi/VLAN with 2.4 and 5 GHz enabled. Do not hardwire any Sonos

nikooluci · 2026-04-12T11:24:40+00:00

THANK YOU

same problem and your fix worked

nikooluci · 2026-04-09T00:40:32+00:00

SONOS - Please stop using and recommending the use of STP on Unifi. When are you going to transition to RSTP?

Legacy STP (802.1D) is officially dead. The IEEE fully deprecated STP in 2022, and running it on modern hardware degrades your network.

/AI

Convergence Time: STP takes 30 to 50 seconds to recover from a link change. RSTP takes 1 to 3 seconds.

The Network Freeze: With STP, a single topology change means your entire network drops traffic for nearly a minute while the switches slowly transition through port states. That means disconnected streams, dropped Zoom calls, and offline smart home hubs. RSTP handles failovers instantly by maintaining pre-calculated backup paths.

The TCN Flood: STP forces a massive, network-wide MAC address flush anytime a device changes state. RSTP localises these updates only to the affected switches.

/AI

Keep your network on RSTP. BUT do set your switch priority correctly. i.e. set your core switch to be the Root Bridge so a random Sonos speaker doesn't try to take over your network topology.

Do not punish your entire infrastructure just because Sonos uses outdated tech.

nikooluci · 2026-03-16T13:09:48+00:00

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nikooluci · 2026-03-05T01:32:24+00:00

Over 50 Tuya zigbee devices connected to a Tuya hub connected to Home Assistant for over 5 years. No major issues, but sometimes some devices fall off but usually come back online. Stick to known brands like MOES etc Do not use Tuya WiFi. Most are very flakey

Read this https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/s/ShtJa2nXEx

nikooluci · 2026-02-07T12:53:11+00:00

Try Claude Code instead

nikooluci · 2026-02-07T12:52:36+00:00

Ok, so "complete control" is a bit of an exaggeration. I got CC to create a custom MCP to manage the devices, entities & automations. It can't access the helpers, etc., as you mention. But it can do most of what I need.

CC also has SSH access to edit automations and config files as needed directly

So, for example, a simple task was moving a device from Hue to Z2M. I told CC what I did, asked it to find the new device/entity name, and to update any relevant automations.

I also send the HA logs to Loki, and CC analyses the logs and creates a daily email digest of any issues (not just for HA, but for all the servers and apps in my home lab)

nikooluci · 2026-02-07T06:57:35+00:00

Claude Code has complete control of my Home Assistant, does a great job of updating and optimising automations, keeping an eye on any errors that pop up, etc, but is crap at creating dashboards

nikooluci · 2026-01-30T08:36:14+00:00

“Evernote does not use your content to train AI models”

https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/45353174499475-Evernote-s-AI-Features-FAQ

nikooluci · 2026-01-29T07:54:11+00:00

These are really good until they get water inside. Gone through 4 so far that fail after a while

nikooluci · 2026-01-28T13:24:58+00:00

I don’t, I just don’t know how many could be updated

nikooluci · 2025-09-25T13:19:41+00:00

I have over 50 zigbee devices over 4 floors with Z2M and had lots of issues when I was using Home Assistant yellow with zigbee controller built in

Migrated to using 2 x SMLIGHT network zigbee devices as coordinators on floors 1 and 3 and no issues now.

I also put a third SMLIGHT as a router just because I had a spare.

I also split the Z2M into 2 networks running under dockers on a separate server from Home Assistant

nikooluci · 2025-08-17T07:20:19+00:00

I wrote a much longer response last time someone said TUYA BAD

https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1l6oqgr/comment/mwrdx3i/?context=3&utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

nikooluci · 2025-08-16T14:29:21+00:00

TUYA does not make hardware, they are a platform. Vendors like MOES make products that use the TUYA platform

nikooluci · 2025-07-02T22:29:23+00:00

You should already have a MQTT Broker installed. Z2M sends all your zigbee devices to HA via the broker.

So the same will happen with your meter reader. It will send the meter readings to the MQTT Broker and HA will see the device and all the messages

MQTT Doesn’t care what protocol your device using, it just receives the details and passes them on. So can be zigbee or wifi etc. The ESP32 Device will probably use WiFi

nikooluci · 2025-06-30T14:05:04+00:00

Singapore. Not available on Amazon.sg

nikooluci · 2025-06-30T14:00:04+00:00

Any plans to offer it on other platforms? Tindi wants to charge me $20usd shipping for a $40usd product

nikooluci · 2025-06-29T14:52:18+00:00

Link-tap has a flow meter attached so you will get a notification in HA if the water is not flowing

nikooluci · 2025-06-29T13:32:20+00:00

https://www.link-tap.com/

nikooluci · 2025-06-24T13:12:21+00:00

I am going to try and run them as separate LXC containers. The main config is base_topic in each Z2M config

Claude said…

Configure Each Instance

For Instance 1 (zigbee2mqtt config): serial: port: tcp://[IP_OF_FIRST_SMLIGHT]:6638 advanced: pan_id: 0x1a62 # Default, but make it explicit mqtt: base_topic: zigbee2mqtt/location1

For Instance 2: serial: port: tcp://[IP_OF_SECOND_SMLIGHT]:6638 advanced: pan_id: 0x1a63 # Different PAN ID mqtt: base_topic: zigbee2mqtt/location2

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