hassio-addons/addon-zwave-js-ui

Locked out of Z-Wave

BertPorter opened this issue · 5 comments

BertPorter commented

Problem

  1. Z-Wave Integration error message:
    Failed to connect: Cannot connect to host localhost:3000 ssl:default [Connect call failed ('127.0.0.1',3000)].
  2. Z-Wave JS UI Addon has disappeared.

How I got here

  1. Today I installed Core Update 2023.7.3 followed by several other updates including Z-Wave JS UI.
  2. Configuration failed validation. I think it was due to a conflict with HACS Remote Home Assistant.
  3. I restored HA from the morning backup.
  4. I installed the latest HACS Remote Home Assistant before Core Update and the other updates. All seemed fine.
  5. Then I noticed the issue with Z-Wave. I realized I wasn't given the option of updating Z-Wave JS UI this time around.
  6. I again restored HA from the morning backup.
  7. This didn't resolve the issue with Z-Wave JS UI

Setup

Zooz ZST10 700 controller, Minisforum PC, Proxmox. There are currently 81 installed Z-Wave devices.

How should I proceed?

I considered re-adding the Z-Wave JS UI Addon. I don't know the ramifications of this. Will I lose the keys from the Z-Wave settings? What would this mean? I am working on a sophisticated installation. There are many HA components that I am not versed in. I'm learning as I go.

Thanks.

BertPorter commented

Recommendation

Add a note to the configuration screen where Keys are entered:
"Keep a backup of these keys in a safe place in case you need to move your Z-Wave controller to another device."
This is obvious after the fact.

Status

  1. After much searching I was able to find instructions on how to access the data in an encrypted backup.
    https://pypi.org/project/decrypt-ha-backup/
    I was able to search the data in an older backup and find the Keys. This is a great tool to have in general.

  2. I currently have a running version of Home Assistant with all the latest updates including Z-Wave JS-UI 1.15.3.

Remaining Issue

I can't Start Z-Wave JS-UI. There is a red dot in the upper right corner of the window. I get no indication/information of why it won't Start. I have tried it with the Z-Wave JS Integration both enabled and disabled.

All my Z-Wave entities are disabled on dashboards. I have another set of Z-Wave devices connected via Remote Home Assistant and they are working correctly.

All the log contains is repeated versions of this line:
2023-08-01 03:13:53.872 INFO APP: GET /health/zwave 200 0.701 ms - 2140

frenck commented

Add a note to the configuration screen where Keys are entered:
"Keep a backup of these keys in a safe place in case you need to move your Z-Wave controller to another device."
This is obvious after the fact.

That is not a concern for the add-on. Feel free to raise such a feature request / suggestion with the Home Assistant project.

frenck commented

All the log contains is repeated versions of this line:
2023-08-01 03:13:53.872 INFO APP: GET /health/zwave 200 0.701 ms - 2140

That means the add-on is running and healthy.

I've seen more cases of this, which are often solved by rebooting (powering off/on) the whole system that runs Home Assistant.

That said, this part if not in control of the add-on. Please report it with the Home Assistant Supervisor project.

../Frenck

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