Multiple mqtt devices

Configuration
1

Hi,

I’ve started using owntracks, together with cloudmqtt. Added 2 devices, but how can i add 2 devices in configuration.yaml?

1 for each device…

if i copy broker till password it says it’s duplicated. thanks for help!

2

You mean the devices you want to track? Those are under known devices (unless something’s changed in a week or so and I missed it).

HA subscribes to topics that are published from the device to the broker. With Owntracks HA subs to the owntracks/ topic and just gets messages from devices sending messages to your brokers to tell them where they (physically) are.

Sound confusing? That’s MQTT for beginners.

3

You would set them up under device_tracker:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
device_tracker:
  - platform: mqtt
    devices:
      paulus_oneplus: location/paulus
      annetherese_n4: location/annetherese
4

P.S.
The devices would be the username from CloudMQTT Console under Users and ACL _Device ID from the device’s you configured for use with CloudMQTT.

5

for now i have:

device_tracker:

  • platform: owntracks
    max_gps_accuracy: 200
    waypoints: True

so if i understand it right - if i have 2 devices - phone1 and phone2, it should be:

device_tracker:

  • platform: owntracks
    max_gps_accuracy: 200
    waypoints: True
    devices:
    phone1:
    phone2:

?

6

Yes, just as the Example states.

My config.
device_tracker:
- platform: mqtt
devices:
note4_n4: /location/anything
note5_n5: /location/generic_name