FAQ: HomeKit Sees Homebridge But No Devices Show Up

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FAQ: HomeKit Sees Homebridge But No Devices Show Up

This is a fairly easy problem to resolve because it's almost always due to not having provided a username and password to the plugin that matches the credentials you have told the Indigo server to use for remote access.

Step 1: Check Your Homebridge Log File

You can verify this by viewing your homebridge log file through the plugin menu:
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HBB Plugin Menu - Show Log File
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And you will typically see a segment similar to the following in your log file that is output to your Indigo Event Window (notice where it says ACCESS DENIED):

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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en">
<head>
<title>Indigo Home Control Server</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" href="/css/global4.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" href="/css/indigo4.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" href="/css/fonts.css" />
</head>
<body>
<center>
access denied
</center>
</body>
</html>


Step 2: Set The Username and Password in Homebridge Buddy

The username and password that we need to use are the same as what you use in your Start Server dialog in Indigo:
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Indigo Start Server Dialog
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To change the username and password you access the PLUGIN CONFIGURATION:
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HBB Plugin Menu - Configuration
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Then fill in the web user name and password:
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HBB Plugin Configuration
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Step 3: Save Your New Configuration and Reload Your Server

When you have finished, make sure you save and reload your Homebridge Buddy server for the changes to take effect:
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HBB Plugin Menu - Save and Reload
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Step 4: Check HomeKit App

Finally, if you have tried to add the server to HomeKit you MAY have to remove the server and re-discover it if still doesn't work - HomeKit can be persnickety sometimes.

FAQ screenshots taken from 1.0.7 of Homebridge Buddy, your views and menus may appear slightly different depending on which version of Homebridge Buddy you are running

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