Join DIRIGERA to HA using passcode

[Yayo]

I was able to join DIRIGERA to my existing Thread network using the 9-digit passcode generated by Home Assistant’s OpenThread Border Router.

At the moment, I could not find any Home Assistant UI to generate this passcode, so I had to do it from the terminal. With some help, these were the exact steps that worked for me on my Raspberry Pi:

login
docker ps | grep -i openthread
docker exec -it addon_core_openthread_border_router ot-ctl
ba ephemeralkey generate-tap 

At this point, generate-tap gives you the 9-digit code.

But that alone is not enough. You also need to start a temporary join session:

ba ephemeralkey start <9-digit-code> 300000

After that, enter the 9-digit code in the DIRIGERA app, and it should be able to join the network.

My current home assistant version is:
Core: 2026.4.3
Supervisor: 2026.04.0
Operating System: 17.2
Frontend: 20260325.7

[Yayo]

This is the UI on DIRIGERA App, here you input the generated code

[wmaker (Tommy Long)]

Just to confirm, this is using the “Beta” version of the HA OTBR, correct?

[Yayo]

Yes. Under OpenThread Border Router Config I have enabled Enable beta mode with Thread 1.4 and native OpenThread mDNS.

[nschimme]

Thank you! This worked for me to allow my SmartThings Hub to join with my Apple HomeKit thread network as I had already paired my Home Assistant to it.

[Clinics1 (Chris)]

This is exactly what I’m looking to do but I’m struggling to access the ot-ctl service from the terminal.

I’m running the standard HA image on a Raspberry PI 4B and using the ZBT-2 configured for thread.

When I access the terminal I don’t (think) my install is using Docker (I get command not found when I run docker). I think I need to use the ha apps command but this is when I struggle.

Appreciate any advice you can give.