Zwave2MQTT MQTT Not Connecting?

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Is there any tricks to getting zwave2mqtt setup? I followed the github instructions, but the docker container is just hanging with the following message:

ozwd | [ozwdaemon]: Waiting until the MQTT broker at 192.168.86.28:1883 is available…
ozwd | [ozwdaemon]: Starting…
ozwd | [ozwdaemon]: Executing: /usr/local/bin/ozwdaemon

Nothing ever occurs after that, no GUI, no other errors. nothing. My MQTT is properly setup (I have many other mqtt devices, etc.). It doesn’t have a UN or PW, so not sure if that is messing it up. Is there a guide out there, or can anyone help with this issue?

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That is not zwave2mqtt.

The message means it has connected to the broker. You won’t see anything else. There is a logs directory in the config directory that you should have mapped.

You should follow the documentation to get the HA part configured.

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But then the Integration just shows “Connecting to MQTT”, I am never able to add any nodes?

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Are you sure the container is still running? You’ll need to look at the MQTT status (MQTT explorer is helpful) and look at the ozwdaemon logs.

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Yeah, both containers were running. I think I realized the problem. I had both z-wave integrations running in parallel, I didn’t realize it was one or the other. So at this point, until there is an easier migration path, I’ll stick with the main z-wave integration.

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Yeah, never good to have two processes sharing the z-wave USB stick.

It’s only possible to temporarily use one or the other: How to test the OZW Beta without fully switching over

You could try overriding the usb path in configuration.yaml to a bogus one, which should keep the z-wave integration intact but no usable, then use the OZW Beta container. I’ve never tried it w/o deleting it entirely.

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Is openzwave supposed to discover all current nodes automatically?

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Yes, it does.

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Oh awesome, I didn’t know that. Well that’s a pretty easy migration path!

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All your entities will change though. So not necessarily easy.

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Ahh gotcha. Do the node IDs stay the same?

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The network is stored on the controller, so yes.

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Good to know. Can always use the node IDs to rename everything

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Does the Beta only work with powered devices at this point? I tested the OpenZwave integration and it’s only reporting my powered devices, none of my sensors