How I Added a Matter Device to Home Assistant - Step By Step 

Pre-Requisites

You have Home Assistant OS  setup.

A Matter-enabled device.

 

quick start

Setting Up Matter Server Add-on In Home Assistant OS

Add Matter Integration

Add Matter Device 

 

Step by step

 

step 1.your Matter Server is up and running.

Search for “Matter Server Add-on”.

 Install Matter Server Add-on

 

On the device card, you’ll see a string starting with "hci". Note the number following it — for example, "1" if your built-in Bluetooth is using "0"

 

step 2.Now we need to connect it to Home Assistant.

 

So now click on settings in the left panel and then click on “Devices & Services”

 

Then click on “Add Matter Integration” from the bottom right-hand corner and search for Matter and click on “Matter”

 

Enter the Bluetooth Adapter ID

 

 

Add Wi-Fi devices

step 3.Adding A Matter-enabled Device to Home Assistant

Now to add the Matter device, you will have to use the Home Assistant App for Android or IOS

 

Once you have the app and you open it, go to the “Device & Services” settings page, click on “Add Integration” in the bottom right-hand corner and search for Matter.

 

Now click on “Add Matter Device”

 

 

Add Wi-Fi devices via Web UI

 

Click Commission new Wi-Fi device, and enter your Wi-Fi name and password.

 

Proceed with the onboarding code from your Matter device and click Commission. Home Assistant will communicate with your device via Bluetooth and send your Wi-Fi information over.

 

HassOS

Start the Matter Server add-on to make the WebSocket available to Home Assistant Core.

HassOS没有办法修改镜像，不能设置代理。在不好的网络环境下，它能安装完成都是一个奇迹；

Matter 服务器在第一次配对完毕后，会尝试去 Github 上拉证书。如果你不能设置代理，那么你的证书就拉不下来，你的设备就完全没办法连接。

 

Useful links

https://smarthomecircle.com/add-matter-devices-to-home-assistant

https://www.matteralpha.com/how-to/how-to-use-home-assistant-to-add-matter-devices-without-phone

https://www.matteralpha.com/how-to/how-to-use-home-assistant-to-add-matter-devices-without-phone

 

How to use Home Assistant to add Matter devices without a phone

https://www.matteralpha.com/how-to/how-to-use-home-assistant-to-add-matter-devices-without-phone