homebridge-ranger
A HomeKit range extender for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) accessories.
Bridges existing HomeKit BLE accessories to IP via Homebridge and makes them accessible even if they're out of range of your HomeKit Hub.
Beware
This plugin is fairly new. It has already been used in several situations, but there's likely still some rough edges. Contributions are welcome to improve it. Want to help? Take a look at the CONTRIBUTING page.
Starting with version 0.3.0 of the plugin you'll need [email protected] - earlier versions will not provide event notifications and rules based on accessories provided by this plugin will not work.
Documentation
Please read the documentation in its entirety as this plugin is a bit more complex than your usual Homebridge plugin.
- Why
- A few words of caution
- Requirements
- Installation instructions
- Pairing accessories
- Contributing
- Credits
Some asks for friendly gestures
If you use this and like it - please leave a note by staring this package here or on GitHub.
If you use it and have a problem, file an issue at GitHub - I'll try to help.
If you tried this, but don't like it: tell me about it in an issue too. I'll try my best to address these in my spare time.
If you fork this, go ahead - I'll accept pull requests for enhancements. See CONTRIBUTING.
License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2017 Michael Fröhlich
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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