How to migrate raspbee?

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Hi everybody,

I need a tip how to reactivate my rasbee / Conbee configuration after a new Pimatic installation from scratch.
After running starting Pimatic and Deconz on the new installation, a couple of things do not really work:

1. All devices, formerly binded to the stick, had gone.
2. After recovery of the API key (I can see it in the plugin settings), Pimatic says “invalid apikey”

So to 1. does the stick save his configuration on the Raspberry, and if yes, where is it?
To 2. is there something to consider in addtion, to a normal installation, which I have to consider?

Thanks in advance

… it seems to be, that I could answer question No 1 myself 😊.
The stick has a backup und restore function:
https://github.com/dresden-elektronik/deconz-rest-plugin/issues/620
Regarding No 2 I will go ahead tomorrow 😉
Kind regards
Pedder

Just remove the api key in the pimatic settings, put deconz in API mode and start a discovery on pimatic

Thanks @koffienl, I already tried that.
But however, on Saturday that didn’t work. I tried it 3 or 4 times, but the new API key was never stored in the raspee plugin.
Despite the screen displayed: ‘API key generated’

Today I first stored and loaded then my Conbee config into the new installation and afterwards tried again to generate the key, … and it worked in the first attempt!?

I’m not quiet sure, but it might be the case, that I deleted the former key, but set the checkmark box while starting the device search …, so it might have been my fault …

Thanks for your reply.

@Pedder
the api key can be interpreted as a session key. if there are any problems with the key, you can simply recreate it, as koffienl described it. When deconz is reinstalled, the old key is no longer valid.

As you already noticed, the device information is in the Deconz database. With the pimatic device “RaspBeeSystem” there is a button that backup the deconz database to the Pimatic folder. This can also be automated by rules.

Hi @kosta, thanks for the additional hints.
I think meanwhile I ‚checked‘, how it works

Hello again regarding the usage of the deConz stick.

If I’m right, in my current installation I’m using the headless version of the deConz SW.
For trouble shooting purposes (check the config of a device) I would need to access the deConz SW with it’s own GUI.
Can I simple deactivate the GUI-less version and activate the one with GUI? - or will Pimatic run then into trouble?
I found this here (https://github.com/dresden-elektronik/deconz-rest-plugin/issues/1405), but which doesn’t really answer my question.

Thanks in advance
Pedder

Hi Mr.Pedder,
I have one PI 4, it`s my “Server/Master- Pimatic”. The another is a Pi 3,it´s my “ZigBee/IR-Reciver Slave- Pimatic” in the Livingroom with a white case. On him (PI 3) run raspian stretch with gui headless, raspbee and pimatic. With the Browser can i connect to pimatic and deconz with different ports. With windows remotedesktop can i connect to the GUI of PI 3 and the GUI-deconz. It works stable over many years!
MfG, Jens.

PS. Deconz over browser work every in my config. I stop the deconz-service (in putty) und then run with doubleklick the gui-deconz! For pimatic need i the deconz-service with web-deconz!

Hello @Jens, thanks for your reply. But I’m not quiet sure if I got you right.

I understand, that you have access by browser from a PC to Pimatic and to deConz!?
With respect to deConz I’m wondering, or do you mean the Phoscon app?
For sure I do have access to Pimatic and also to the Phoscon app by browser.

But how shall that work in direction of the deConz app? For sure I do have access to my raspi via XRDP, but beeing connected to the desktop of the raspi, the deConz GUI can not be started, as deConz is already running in headless mode.

I also installed the deConz SW on my PC, but I couldn’t find any possibility in the SW to connect via NW with my Raspi.
So my question stays open …

Hi,
with me both versions are automatically installed. By default I work with web access. To start the GUI version, I have to deactivate the deconz-service with putty and then restart the Gui. In this short time there is no running software deconz.
It is best to try it.
MfG, Jens.

I have Deconz running in a Docker container that has the GUI available over VNC. So I can have both at the same time. It is maintained by Marthoc.
For me it works very well.

Thanks, I already red about the docker solution on Github, but that would currently let struggle me from a simple effort perspective, in terms of diving into further technology.

I‘m currently happy to have the RPs running with Pimatic and Motioneye…