Nothing is working as supposed to be (Aeotec stick and Home Assistant)

Configuration Z-Wave
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Hi all,
I have been an Insteon user for years. As the company just shut down, I am looking for an alternative or transition to new devices as well as keeping my actual devices.
Just bought an Aeotec z-wave usb stick gen 5+ and a couple of z-wave devices.
I have followed the step by step guide to install Home Assistant docker and the integration of the stick on an ubuntu 20.04 laptop. Created the Home Assistant VM. Worked well. Then when trying to connect to the URL homeassistant… got an error message. But http://localhost:8123/ is working and it sees some devices in my house.
I have installed zwavejs2mqtt but it does not open. Just a blink of a black window. Tried to add Z-Wave JS as an integration in Home Assistant but the suggested URL showed a ‘failed to connect’ message. I am all mixed up now and don’t know what to do. How do I add the Aeotec usb stick ? Anyone could help ? ANy link to help me you can suggest ? Any help will be much appreciated.

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What errors are in the home_assistant.log file?

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Logger: async_upnp_client.ssdp
Source: /snap/home-assistant-snap/495/lib/python3.9/site-packages/async_upnp_client/ssdp.py:229
First occurred: 4:16:59 PM (3 occurrences)
Last logged: 4:16:59 PM

Received error: [Errno 101] Network is unreachable, transport: <_SelectorDatagramTransport fd=19 read=polling write=<idle, bufsize=0>>
Received error: [Errno 101] Network is unreachable, transport: <_SelectorDatagramTransport fd=20 read=polling write=<idle, bufsize=0>>

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Just see that the VM has no local IP address
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Have you enabled USB passtrough for Zwave stick? Because you have VM

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Hi, I have started over from the beginning and I am much closer to succeed. The remaining issue is that zwaejs2mqtt cannot connect to the aeotec usb key. Any clue ?

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As the other poster mentioned, you need to pass the Aeotec USB through the VM so the Home Assistant instance in the VM can access it. Did you do that? If you are having trouble what VM are you using?

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Thank you for your replies. No, I have not passed the Aeotec stick through the VM. I am using a Virtual Box VM. How do we do that ?

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Try following this guide