Basic understanding to build HA with cc2531

Hello everyone,

Just for a newbie by Home Assistant smart system i have some questions. I have read and looked ton of youtube videos and artikels but in my situation o don’t understand what i really need.

What i have now;

  • Hass installed on Ubuntu with docker. Working fine starting stopping fine and no errors…
  • CC2531 with antenna ordered with debugger etc…
  • I will use Aqara sensors, bulmps or Ikea tradifri bulps.

I read about ZHA /Zigbee2mqtt / MQTT broker.

So, what do i really need to install on my home assistant? Is ZHA enough to install it or do i also need to install zigbee2mqtt addon and/or MQTT broker addon?

(Edited ZHU to ZHA)

ZHU ? I think you want to say ZHA ? Does not work with the CC2531.

You need to install zigbee2mqtt :

And a mqtt broker :

But when i look to this video, this guy use only ZHA addon and it installed automatically in Home Assistant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afbhK9A9Yj0

How can be that?

This is a different stick he is using in the video, its the HUSBZB-1, which is compatible with ZHA.
Just in general, youtube videos are often outdated because the development of HA has such a high pace and I personally wouldn’t follow any tutorial from a youtube video due to this. Read the official documentation and read topics in this forum.

Ahh thank you so much, my meaning was really about that lastly to write on this forum because looking on all of this video’s to much info and wrong configurations… I thing just i find the right way :slight_smile:

Just what must to do is;

  1. Flash my CC2531.
  2. Install Zigbee2mqtt on HASS.
  3. Install MQTT broker.

But why do i need to install mosquitto-debian-repository? I have allready installed MQTT broker from the addon page by HASS. Is that ok?

You don’t need to install the mosquitto broker if you already installed one via the addon.

Read the first link that @francisp provided, there is everything you need, flashing the stick, setting up zigbee2mqtt etc.

Instead of installation of zigbee2mqtt from this website using command, can i install zigbee2mqtt directly from Hass page?

I have add this to the addon store and i have now option to install directly from there.

Yes you can.