Part 1 - Matter Server in Home Assistant

Turn on the Matter device
Connect the mobile phone to the home Wi-Fi network and turn on Bluetooth
Scan the QR code on the Matter device
The phone will send the device credentials over to the Matter server on the same network
The matter device will connect with the Matter server

A Matter controller

To add and control Matter devices, you need a Matter controller. Unlike proprietary hubs and bridges from companies such as Philips Hue and Lutron Caseta, Matter controllers are not brand-specific. As long as it’s a Matter controller, it can control a Matter device — no matter who made it. (It doesn’t get old)

Matter Controller-1.png

Many different types of devices can be Matter controllers: smart speakers, voice assistants, apps, or hubs with apps. Its primary role is to manage communications, control, automations, and remote access (when enabled). Because of this, your Matter controller is ideally a device that is always in your home, always powered, and has a direct connection to your home network.

Matter controllers are built into the latest versions of Android and Apple’s operating systems, and all the flagship smart speakers and devices will become Matter controllers: including the Apple HomePod Mini, Apple TV 4K, Amazon Echo and Google Nest Hub speakers and displays, and Samsung SmartThings hubs.

It’s worth noting that Matter controllers aren’t necessarily Matter devices. You probably won’t be able to control an Amazon Echo Show with your Google Nest Hub Max or a Samsung Family Hub fridge with your Apple TV.

you need to run the Matter Server

This is a fork of the Matter Server add-on for Home Assistant designed to be run standalone in a container for HA Container and HA Core. It runs and is able to be connected to Home Assistant via the Matter integration.

matter server hosts a WebSocket at port 5580(/ws). This Host can be used to stream information from a Home Assistant instance to any client that implements WebSockets.

This Matter Server application provides the connection between your Matter network (called Fabric in technical terms) and Home Assistant.

The Home Assistant Matter integration connects to this Matter server via a websocket connection.

The matching Home Assistant Matter integration communicates via WebSocket with this Matter server.

You need to run the Matter Server before you can use the integration.

you need to enable Bluetooth the Matter Server

Needed for Bluetooth via dbus.

security_opt:
      # Needed for Bluetooth via dbus
      - apparmor:unconfined

version: "3.8"
services:
  # python-matter-server
  matter-server:
    image: ghcr.io/home-assistant-libs/python-matter-server:stable
    container_name: matter-server
    restart: unless-stopped
    # Required for mDNS to work correctly
    network_mode: host
    security_opt:
      # Needed for Bluetooth via dbus
      - apparmor:unconfined
    volumes:
      # Create an .env file that sets the USERDIR environment variable.
      - ${USERDIR:-$HOME}/docker/matter-server/data:/data/
      - /run/dbus:/run/dbus:ro

http://localhost:4999/boards/topic/21954/how-to-use-mdns-within-docker-container#29787

you need to enable ipv6 the Matter Server

Matter (formerly known as Connected Home over IP or CHIP) is an IPv6 based smart home standard. This provides a Matter Controller which allows you to commission and control of Matter devices.

Homeassistant needs to have an ipv6 adress for matter to function.

After enabling ipv6 in the hassio network settings it started to work as expected.

And the homekit device must be added to hassio by the owner of the homekit home and not by a user.

修改 Docker 配置,开启容器的 IPv6 功能

http://localhost:4999/boards/topic/21960/00#29792

Troubleshooting

ERROR MDNS

为树莓派配置mDNS服务 Avahi

http://localhost:4999/boards/topic/21933/

Required for mDNS to Docker work correctly

http://localhost:4999/boards/topic/21954/how-to-use-mdns-within-docker-container#29787

Matter update history in Home Assistant Core

2022.05.29

Matter in Home Assistant workshop announcement

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2022/05/29/matter-in-home-assistant-workshop-announcement/

Before you begin the setup process, have everything you need ready. This includes a Home Assistant system, Matter hub, and Matter devices.

Most Matter-compatible devices will not hit the market until 2023 and for many devices, the move to Matter won’t be a simple firmware upgrade, rather people will need to buy new devices.

December 7, 2022

we release the first iteration of the Matter integration for Home Assistant Core 2022.12.

Matter integration for Home Assistant Core

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/matter

Useful links

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/aqara-m2-cn-gateway-matter-support/559344/5

Home Assistant Add-on: Matter Server - GitHub

https://github.com/home-assistant/addons/blob/master/matter_server/DOCS.md

Part 1 - Matter Server in Home Assistant

Table of Contents

Installation Methods-Install Matter Server

Part 2 - Install Matter Server using pip

Part 2 - Install Matter Server using docker image

Part 3 - Install Matter Server using docker image via docker compose

Part 4 - Install Matter Server using add-on

Pre requisites