Can i connect the IKEA bulbs (Zigbee ones) straight to HA?

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New to the HA world and would like to know if I can connect the IKEA bulbs (Zigbee ones) straight to HA? using a Zigbee USB connected to my HA?

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Yes.
You have many options available for the Zigbee integration in HA : ZHA, ZIgbee2MQTT, Deconz,…
All of them will manage your IKEA bulbs without any problem. The choice is up-to-you.

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you will still need either the tradfri hub or any other zigbee2usb stick (i use a CC2531)

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Just clarifying that you will need a “middleware” as David is saying. directly to HA is not possible. So either the Tradfri hub with the integration on HA side or a zigbee hardware stick with its integration.

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i have ordered a Zigbee USB stick (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B085MFRK9W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) i assume this one will work?

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Yes it will work.
You can use Zigbe2MQTT which works really well. I’ve been using it with about 60 zigbee devices for months now, including 8 IKEA bulbs . :slight_smile:

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I upvote for Zigbee2MQTT as the device support is excellent and support is good (although not commercial). I tried HA’s native “ZHA” integration first, but I did not like the Innr bulbs. With Zigbee2MQTT I can use all of my OSRAM/Ledvance, Innr, Ikea and Hue devices.

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And the new Z2M GUI added 2 or 3 versions is very nice.