3 Reasons to Use HomeBridge with HomeKit + Setup on a Synolgy NAS

Published by Shane W. on April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

What is HomeBridge? In this video we’ll discuss what Homebridge is, and 3 reasons why you might want to setup HomeBridge for your HomeKit smart home. I’ll also show you how to easily setup HomeBridge to run on your Synology NAS.

HomeBridge Website: https://homebridge.io
Hoobs Website: https://geni.us/Hoobs1
How to Setup HomeBridge on Synology NAS: https://github.com/oznu/docker
Synology Setup HomeBridge on Rasberry Pi (youtube video by ReyG ): https://youtu.be/QEMtg0ATrmI

Chapters:
0:00 Overview
1:15 What is HomeBridge?
1:56 Requirements
2:33 HomeBridge Disclaimer
3:15 Hoobs – Plug-n-Play HomeBridge
3:58 HomeBridge Plugins
5:08 Setup Resources
5:34 Setup on a Synology NAS
7:27 Using HomeBridge
8:00 Using Plugins
9:46 Adding HomeBridge to HomeKit
10:12 3 Reasons to Use HomeBridge