Open Thread Boarder Router Container and HA integration

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As I am running HA in a container, I started manually setting up a OTBR container alongside my HA Container.

So with the help of some AI I think I got my OTBR container running. It did tell me some things I am not sure about:

1. Made me disable NAT44, NAT64, and FIREWALL because it seems unable to run iptables ? It said I don't need those because I am integrating with HA ?

2. It's asking me to run some commands so I can create a network because otbr-agent stopped after not finding anything... wants me to do stuff like:

docker exec -it openthread-border-router ot-ctl dataset init new

docker exec -it openthread-border-router ot-ctl dataset commit active

docker exec -it openthread-border-router ot-ctl ifconfig up

docker exec -it openthread-border-router ot-ctl thread start

Those commands should create my 'preffered network' right ? Cause right now Thread integration in HA shows no networks.

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Hrrm... the commands above seemed to have 'worked' in that I now see a new OpenThread Network listed in 'Other Networks' in my HA Thread integration. Unfortunately, I can't seem to make it my Preffered Network....

The instuctions at : https://support.nabucasa.com/hc/en-us/articles/30589636469533-Forming-a-new-Thread-network-with-Home-Assistant-Connect-ZBT-1

Describe a different approach. I am running a HA Container so it tells me to map the dongle in the docker config so HA sees it. However it then goes on to describe that it will go on to install the OTBR add-on, which it cannot.

Should I be mappting the dongle to both OTBR and HA containers (seems wrong to me) ?

Ahh ok.. just had to also add 'Open Thread Border Router' and now it shows up as my preffered network!

Ok well that worked! Paired my first Ikea Klippbok !