HomeAssistant Docker and Aeotech ZWave

What does your log say?

mythuser@amethi:~/homeassistant$ docker container start home-assistant
home-assistant
mythuser@amethi:~/homeassistant$ docker container logs home-assistant
Config directory: /config
2019-01-03 18:09:46 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.config] Incomplete core configuration. Auto detected latitude: None, longitude: None, name: None, time_zone: None
2019-01-03 18:09:46 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded websocket_api from homeassistant.components.websocket_api
2019-01-03 18:09:46 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.bootstrap] Home Assistant core initialized
2019-01-03 18:09:46 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded zwave from homeassistant.components.zwave
2019-01-03 18:09:46 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up zwave
2019-01-03 18:09:46 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain zwave took 0.0 seconds.
2019-01-03 18:09:46 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.config_entries] Error setting up entry Z-Wave (import from configuration.yaml) for zwave
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/openzwave/option.py”, line 78, in init
raise ZWaveException(u"Can’t find device %s : %s" % (device, traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))
openzwave.object.ZWaveException: “Zwave Generic Exception : Can’t find device /zwaveusbstick : [‘NoneType: None\n’]”

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/src/app/homeassistant/config_entries.py”, line 249, in async_setup
result = await component.async_setup_entry(hass, self)
File “/usr/src/app/homeassistant/components/zwave/init.py”, line 283, in async_setup_entry
config_path=config.get(CONF_CONFIG_PATH))
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/openzwave/option.py”, line 81, in init
raise ZWaveException(u"Error when retrieving device %s : %s" % (device, traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))
openzwave.object.ZWaveException: ‘Zwave Generic Exception : Error when retrieving device /zwaveusbstick : ['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/openzwave/option.py”, line 78, in init\n raise ZWaveException(u"Can\'t find device %s : %s" % (device, traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))\n', 'openzwave.object.ZWaveException: “Zwave Generic Exception : Can\'t find device /zwaveusbstick : [\'NoneType: None\\\\n\']”\n']’
2019-01-03 18:09:46 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Unable to find component usb_path
2019-01-03 18:09:46 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for usb_path: Component not found.
2019-01-03 18:09:46 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.bootstrap] Home Assistant initialized in 0.69s
2019-01-03 18:09:46 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Starting Home Assistant
2019-01-03 18:09:46 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Timer:starting
Config directory: /config
2019-01-04 12:23:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.config] Incomplete core configuration. Auto detected latitude: None, longitude: None, name: None, time_zone: None
2019-01-04 12:23:53 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded websocket_api from homeassistant.components.websocket_api
2019-01-04 12:23:53 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.bootstrap] Home Assistant core initialized
2019-01-04 12:23:53 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded zwave from homeassistant.components.zwave
2019-01-04 12:23:53 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up zwave
2019-01-04 12:23:53 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain zwave took 0.0 seconds.
2019-01-04 12:23:54 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.config_entries] Error setting up entry Z-Wave (import from configuration.yaml) for zwave
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/openzwave/option.py”, line 78, in init
raise ZWaveException(u"Can’t find device %s : %s" % (device, traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))
openzwave.object.ZWaveException: “Zwave Generic Exception : Can’t find device /zwaveusbstick : [‘NoneType: None\n’]”

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/src/app/homeassistant/config_entries.py”, line 249, in async_setup
result = await component.async_setup_entry(hass, self)
File “/usr/src/app/homeassistant/components/zwave/init.py”, line 283, in async_setup_entry
config_path=config.get(CONF_CONFIG_PATH))
File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/openzwave/option.py”, line 81, in init
raise ZWaveException(u"Error when retrieving device %s : %s" % (device, traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))
openzwave.object.ZWaveException: ‘Zwave Generic Exception : Error when retrieving device /zwaveusbstick : ['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File “/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/openzwave/option.py”, line 78, in init\n raise ZWaveException(u"Can\'t find device %s : %s" % (device, traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))\n', 'openzwave.object.ZWaveException: “Zwave Generic Exception : Can\'t find device /zwaveusbstick : [\'NoneType: None\\\\n\']”\n']’
2019-01-04 12:23:54 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Unable to find component usb_path
2019-01-04 12:23:54 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup failed for usb_path: Component not found.
2019-01-04 12:23:54 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.bootstrap] Home Assistant initialized in 0.69s
2019-01-04 12:23:54 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Starting Home Assistant
2019-01-04 12:23:54 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Timer:starting

Seems your configuration has indention errors and a wrong device name define for your zwave.

You are correct. I deleted the configuration.yaml file and it started. It appears to see the Aeotec Zwave stick. thanks everyone!