-
-
Notifications
You must be signed in to change notification settings - Fork 1.7k
Configuring the openHAB runtime
This page describes the different places in which the openHAB runtime can be configured and customized.
The runtime comes with one core configuration file, the file openhab_default.cfg. The purpose of this file is to define all basic settings, such as IP addresses, mail server, folder locations etc.
The file contains settings for different (possibly optional) bundles. These settings are automatically dispatched to the according bundle. For this, all settings come with a namespace (such as "mail:" or "knx:") to identify the associated bundle.
First thing after unzipping the runtime should be creating a copy of openhab_default.cfg to openhab.cfg. All personal settings should always only be done in this copy. This ensures that your settings are not lost, if you unzip a new version of the runtime to your openHAB home directory.
The openhab_default.cfg file comes with extensive comments which explain, what settings are available and what can be configured with them. If you have any doubts, please ask on the discussion group.
For specific topics, there exist dedicated configurations files. These can be found in the folder ${openhab_home}/configurations. For each topic, there should be another sub folder, such as ${openhab_home}/configurations/items.
Although items can be dynamically added by item providers (as OSGi services), it is usually very practical to statically define most of the items that should be used in the UI or in automation rules.
These static definition files follow a certain syntax. This syntax will be explained here. (For the technical interested: This syntax is in fact a Xtext DSL grammar.)
Please see page Items on how to configure items.
Sitemaps are a declarative UI definition. With a few lines it is possible to define the structure and the content of your UI screens. Sitemap files are stored in ${openhab_home}/configurations/sitemaps.
Please see page Sitemaps for description on how to create sitemaps.
Rule files are stored in ${openhab_home}/configurations/rules.
The syntax of these files is described here in detail.
ℹ Please find all documentation for openHAB 2 under http://docs.openhab.org.
The wiki pages here contain (outdated) documentation for the older openHAB 1.x version. Please be aware that a lot of core details changed with openHAB 2.0 and this wiki as well as all tutorials found for openHAB 1.x might be misleading. Check http://docs.openhab.org for more details and consult the community forum for all remaining questions.
- Classic UI
- iOS Client
- Android Client
- Windows Phone Client
- GreenT UI
- CometVisu
- Kodi
- Chrome Extension
- Alfred Workflow
- Cosm Persistence
- db4o Persistence
- Amazon DynamoDB Persistence
- Exec Persistence
- Google Calendar Presence Simulator
- InfluxDB Persistence
- JDBC Persistence
- JPA Persistence
- Logging Persistence
- mapdb Persistence
- MongoDB Persistence
- MQTT Persistence
- my.openHAB Persistence
- MySQL Persistence
- rrd4j Persistence
- Sen.Se Persistence
- SiteWhere Persistence
- AKM868 Binding
- AlarmDecoder Binding
- Anel Binding
- Arduino SmartHome Souliss Binding
- Asterisk Binding
- Astro Binding
- Autelis Pool Control Binding
- BenQ Projector Binding
- Bluetooth Binding
- Bticino Binding
- CalDAV Binding
- Chamberlain MyQ Binding
- Comfo Air Binding
- Config Admin Binding
- CUL Transport
- CUL Intertechno Binding
- CUPS Binding
- DAIKIN Binding
- Davis Binding
- DD-WRT Binding
- Denon Binding
- digitalSTROM Binding
- DIY on XBee Binding
- DMX512 Binding
- DSC Alarm Binding
- DSMR Binding
- eBUS Binding
- Ecobee Binding
- EDS OWSever Binding
- eKey Binding
- Energenie Binding
- EnOcean Binding
- Enphase Energy Binding
- Epson Projector Binding
- Exec Binding
- Expire Binding
- Fatek PLC Binding
- Freebox Binding
- Freeswitch Binding
- Frontier Silicon Radio Binding
- Fritz AHA Binding
- Fritz!Box Binding
- FritzBox-TR064-Binding
- FS20 Binding
- Garadget Binding
- Global Caché IR Binding
- GPIO Binding
- HAI/Leviton OmniLink Binding
- HDAnywhere Binding
- Heatmiser Binding
- Homematic / Homegear Binding
- Horizon Mediabox Binding
- HTTP Binding
- IEC 62056-21 Binding
- IHC / ELKO Binding
- ImperiHome Binding
- Insteon Hub Binding
- Insteon PLM Binding
- IPX800 Binding
- IRtrans Binding
- jointSPACE-Binding
- KM200 Binding
- KNX Binding
- Koubachi Binding
- LCN Binding
- LightwaveRF Binding
- Leviton/HAI Omnilink Binding
- Lg TV Binding
- Logitech Harmony Hub
- MailControl Binding
- MAX!Cube-Binding
- MAX! CUL Binding
- MCP23017 I/O Expander Binding
- MCP3424 ADC Binding
- MiLight Binding
- MiOS Binding
- Mochad X10 Binding
- Modbus Binding
- MPD Binding
- MQTT Binding
- MQTTitude binding
- MystromEcoPower Binding
- Neohub Binding
- Nest Binding
- Netatmo Binding
- Network Health Binding
- Network UPS Tools Binding
- Nibe Heatpump Binding
- Nikobus Binding
- Novelan/Luxtronic Heatpump Binding
- NTP Binding
- One-Wire Binding
- Onkyo AV Receiver Binding
- Open Energy Monitor Binding
- OpenPaths presence detection binding
- OpenSprinkler Binding
- OSGi Configuration Admin Binding
- Panasonic TV Binding
- panStamp Binding
- Philips Hue Binding
- Picnet Binding
- Piface Binding
- PiXtend Binding
- pilight Binding
- Pioneer-AVR-Binding
- Plex Binding
- Plugwise Binding
- PLCBus Binding
- PowerDog Local API Binding
- Powermax alarm Binding
- Primare Binding
- Pulseaudio Binding
- Raspberry Pi RC Switch Binding
- RFXCOM Binding
- RWE Smarthome Binding
- Sager WeatherCaster Binding
- Samsung AC Binding
- Samsung TV Binding
- Serial Binding
- Sallegra Binding
- Satel Alarm Binding
- Siemens Logo! Binding
- SimpleBinary Binding
- Sinthesi Sapp Binding
- Smarthomatic Binding
- Snmp Binding
- Somfy URTSI II Binding
- Sonance Binding
- Sonos Binding
- Souliss Binding
- Squeezebox Binding
- Stiebel Eltron Heatpump
- Swegon ventilation Binding
- System Info Binding
- TA CMI Binding
- TCP/UDP Binding
- Tellstick Binding
- TinkerForge Binding
- Tivo Binding
- UCProjects.eu Relay Board Binding
- UPB Binding
- VDR Binding
- Velleman-K8055-Binding
- Wago Binding
- Wake-on-LAN Binding
- Waterkotte EcoTouch Heatpump Binding
- Weather Binding
- Wemo Binding
- Withings Binding
- XBMC Binding
- xPL Binding
- Yamahareceiver Binding
- Zibase Binding
- Z-Wave Binding
- Asterisk
- DoorBird
- FIND
- Foscam IP Cameras
- LG Hombot
- Worx Landroid
- Heatmiser PRT Thermostat
- Google Calendar
- Linux Media Players
- Osram Lightify
- Rainforest EAGLE Energy Access Gateway
- Roku Integration
- ROS Robot Operating System
- Slack
- Telldus Tellstick
- Zoneminder
- Wink Hub (rooted)
- Wink Monitoring
- openHAB Cloud Connector
- Google Calendar Scheduler
- Transformations
- XSLT
- JSON
- REST-API
- Security
- Service Discovery
- Voice Control
- BritishGasHive-Using-Ruby
- Dropbox Bundle
A good source of inspiration and tips from users gathered over the years. Be aware that things may have changed since they were written and some examples might not work correctly.
Please update the wiki if you do come across any out of date information.
- Rollershutter Bindings
- Squeezebox
- WAC Binding
- WebSolarLog
- Alarm Clock
- Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius
- The mother of all lighting rules
- Reusable Rules via Functions
- Combining different Items
- Items, Rules and more Examples of a SmartHome
- Google Map
- Controlling openHAB with Android
- Usecase examples
- B-Control Manager
- Spell checking for foreign languages
- Flic via Tasker
- Chromecast via castnow
- Speedtest.net integration