Sonoff Zigbee Dongle Plus in Docker

Hardware
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Hi all

i just purchased a Sonoff USB Dongle Plus -P version

i updated the firmware to the latest

i have a Docker installation on Ubuntu (i manage updates using Portainer)

I have plugged in the dongle and can see it recognised by Ubuntu using lsusb command

but i dont see the device being detected in Home Assistant

Any advice?
Thannks

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Do you intend to use ZHA or Z2M?

You need to add one of those (and it uses the dongle).

edit: I use Z2M. Here is my docker compose for all of it (notice the device line): removed as I now see you are using ZHA.

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i tried to install ZHA but it just shows this and doesnt present me with a device to choose

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I use Z2M, not ZHA so cannot advice on that - sorry. I am sure someone else will jump in.

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after more digging i found this:

but dont know how to find my docker-compose file (let alone edit it)…

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OK, what method did you use to start HA’s container?

was it something like:

docker run -d \
  --name homeassistant \
  --privileged \
  --restart=unless-stopped \
  -e TZ=MY_TIME_ZONE \
  -v /PATH_TO_YOUR_CONFIG:/config \
  -v /run/dbus:/run/dbus:ro \
  --network=host \
  ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:stable

or something more like:

docker compose up -d
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honestly i dont recall, its running in Portainer

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OK, can you remember how you started Portioner?

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i followed these instructions

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I think you may need to learn a little about how Portainer works (how to use it). I don’t use Portainer myself, so cannot help you there.

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Hello,

well the tutorial tell you how to install portainer.
Then how did you install HA docker?
Did you use docker compose or not?

Anyway:

Backup in case you mess up.
Access portainer UI.
Select container from side menu
Select the container name of your HA install
Click Duplicate/Edit
Go to bottom page section select Runtime&Resources.
Click Add device, in host field add the host usb that you found in your Ubuntu example /dev/ttyACM0.
In container field same device example /dev/ttyACM0.
Click deploy container.
Once deployed your container can access the usb.

If you want to know if you have docker compose:
Ssh in you ubuntu machine or open terminal and enter command

docker compose version —short

Hit enter, if you see a number you should have a docker configuration in the specified path that you see in the home assistant container summary.

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hello @AutoDIY

Thanks for your help
for completeness here are some more details for those that sumble across this

you correctly identified that i needed to add the resourse to the container as mentioned above

i found out the name of the USB device by keeping it uplugged
and running “ls /dev” via SSH
then plugged it in and re-ran it looking for the differences in the “tty” devices

i had a new one called ttyUSB0 → so in Portainer i added
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then rebuilt the container
then when in HA when adding ZHA it discovered the dongle

thanks again

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