This project provides a free Raspbian based Raspberry Pi image with Homebridge and Homebridge Config UI X pre-installed.

• Runs on RPI 2 or higher models supporting ARMv7 cpu's or greater ( Last version supporting RPI 1 and RPi Zero W was v1.2.4)
• Built on Raspbian Lite (no desktop)
• Simple WiFi Setup
• Includes ffmpeg pre-compiled with audio support (libfdk-aac)
• Includes a user friendly, easy to use web based GUI to configure Homebridge and monitor your Raspberry Pi
• Visual configuration for over 400 plugins (no manual config.json editing required)

This image also provides a command called hb-config which helps you keep Node.js up-to-date, perform maintenance on your Homebridge server, and install additional optional software such as Pi Hole and deCONZ.

The Homebridge service is installed using the method described in the official Raspberry Pi Installation Guide on the Homebridge project wiki.

Installation Instructions

For full installation instructions, please refer to the Homebridge Raspbian Image Wiki

Security and Privacy

• Privacy: The Homebridge Raspbian Image, as well as the Homebridge and Homebridge Config UI X software components, do not contain any analytics, call home, or similar features that would allow the project maintainers to track you or the usage of this image.
• Security: The Homebridge Raspbian Image is kept up-to-date with the latest official Raspbian builds. To find out more, or to report a security issue or vulnerability, please see the project's SECURITY policy.
• Transparency: The Homebridge Raspbian Image project is open source and each image is built using the public GitHub Action runners. The build logs for each release are publicly available on the project's GitHub Actions page and every release contains a SHA-256 checksum of the image you can use to verify the integrity of your download.

Community

The official Homebridge Discord server and Reddit community are where users can discuss Homebridge and ask for help.

Help

The Homebridge Raspberry Pi Image wiki contains more information and instructions on how to further customise your install:

https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-raspbian-image/wiki