How to "install" a new Deconz DDF file

[Ceaus]

I’m running the Deconz docker container from the HA add-on. Is there a supported method to “install” a new DDF file? Someone posted a DDF at the Dresden Elektronik github repo. And I wanted to try it out for my motion sensor. But it’s not really clear how I can run this DDF. And I can’t find any instructions. Should run a standalone Deconz for this? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

[dadek16]

Probably a basic thing, but I’m struggling with the same…

[steff]

I had tried to get an answer to a similar problem. Namely, instead of a DDF file, I wanted to get a self-compiled deconz-rest-plugin into the container. In the github repo only bugs are allowed, which is why I stuck to it and asked in the forum instead.

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Hi, I recently switched from ioBroker to Home Assistant. Initially I had everything running in Docker containers on a Synology Diskstation. Now I have set up Home Assistant OS on an Odroid C2, that I have not used for a long time.The system runs so far fast and stable and now I wanted to make use of the addons from the Home Assistant Store. So I could run all the additional services centrally on the small single board computer (deconz, node-red, mosquitto). The addons work in principle, but als…

In the meantime I don’t believe to get the answer anymore.

[madnessi]

I See that there is still no update.
Is there a shared docker directory to place the DDF files, so Deconz can use the DDF files?

[foraster]

Did someone get a solution to add a DDF into the deconz docker filesystem?

[mweij04 (Mikey)]

Has anyone a solution ? im using hassos.
Regards,
Mike

[ButchCassidy (Mike Wiegand)]

Hi Mike,

another Mike to the rescue … I recently found out and partially documented that in my comment how to accomplish this.

In essence, once you gained access to the OS SSH (not the docker container SSH!), you:

1. Navigate to the path /mnt/data/supervisor/addons/data/core_deconz/.local/share/dresden-elektronik/deCONZ/devices
2. Create a file and save the JSON. Important to know is that deCONZ seems to struggle with line breaks so remove all and insert the DDF definition as a one line statement!
3. Log into deCONZ (preferably via VNC, I use TigerVNC on Mac OSX)
4. Right click on the node you’d like to edit the DDF and chose Edit DDF
5. In the menu choose File > Open and select your recently created file. The interface should update, if not, an error is shown in the bottom left for three or five seconds.
6. Click File > Hot reload

This YouTube Video was quite helpful as well: deCONZ News #02 - YouTube

Best
Mike

[mgb66 (Carl Scarlett)]

Hi @ButchCassidy, I’ve been using your method to try to create a DDF for a new device I have, but when I try to load the file, it gives a Failed to Open error. Any thoughts?

[mgb66 (Carl Scarlett)]

Sorted now, found some typos in the file, all working now.

[Dizzwold (Darren)]

Hi Guys,

When stated this has to be done via SSH and not Docker Container;

I have HA running on a RPi 4b and I have a HDMI screen, keyboard and mouse connected.

Can I install the DDF via this route or not?

Dizzwold.

[Dizzwold (Darren)]

Hi Guys,

I’ve used ssh [email protected] to get into my HA.

How do I navigate to the following;

@ButchCassidy

Navigate to the path /mnt/data/supervisor/addons/data/core_deconz/.local/share/dresden-elektronik/deCONZ/devices

-bash: /mnt/data/supervisor/addons/data/core_deconz/.local/share/dresden-elektronik/deCONZ/devices: No such file or directory

Can someone direct my as I need to remove a device in the device.json?

Dizzwold.

[Dizzwold (Darren)]

Hi Guys,

I’m still looking for help to remove a device within the DDF.

I can Access Home Assistant OS via ssh, but then nothing?

I need to remove a Sonoff ZBMini L2.

Can I please ask for some help.

Dizzwold.

[syrinx]

@ButchCassidy

/mnt/data/supervisor/addons/data/core_deconz/.local/share/dresden-elektronik/deCONZ/devices

same here /mnt folder is empty…can’t reach the mentioned path ;(.