As the title says, I know that 2 coordinators is not an option, but i'd like one coordinator that works independently, but that I can still control the lights on ZigBee via HA.
#Looking for a Zigbee Bridge that works with Home Assistant AND can work independently when HA is out
steel anchor
harsh coral
What are you trying to achieve exactly?
By which I mean: what behaviour do you want when home assistant is down?
steel anchor
being able to still turn off zigbee lights by means of an app. right now, i have issues with my home assistant install that aren't easily resolved. but i'd still like to be able to turn lights on and off. it's fine if its via a different app.
harsh coral
The automation in home assistant is the link between the switch and the light, it doesn't exist independently.
steel anchor
i get that. i'm fine with moving them to a bridge. the question is more: can HA control the lights behind a bridge?
harsh coral
Generally speaking: no
Some of them will expose control through a cloud service and integration (I think aqara at least does this) but it's... Not great imo
What's the issue with your HA install that makes this such a concern? Feels like fixing that is a better solution
steel anchor
that's in the works. i'm running it on a very old server that has power issues, and the replacement will not be here this calendar year. i'm looking for a cheap fix to bridge the gap
bit of google is pointing me to a solution like this: https://templates.blakadder.com/sonoff_ZBBridge-P.html
harsh coral
Ah, I offloaded my HA instance to a cheap little n100 minipc has been working great