Connecting MQTT to iobroker (or other smarthome hub) about gbridge

[fusionedv]

@Merphun I wrote a quick and dirty script to connect ioBroker states with gBridge https://github.com/blackrozes/ioBrokerScripts/blob/master/gbridge.js. Perhaps that helps.

[Merphun]

Hello,
thank you. It works like a charm!

br
Mike

[peterkappelt]

Hi,

since the last update of gBridge, you can now assign own MQTT topics per device!

[Merphun]

Hi,
if you could point me in the right direction regarding updating gbridge without loosing all my settings (I use your docker composer files) I will happily test it
br
Mike

[peterkappelt]

To be honest, I didn't really think about updating docker containers until now...

It should work the following way by only updating the gBridge containers. Your data is stored in the database, it should not be touched by these commands.

To be safe, back up your database first:

sudo docker-compose exec database /usr/bin/mysqldump -u gbridge_db --databases gbridge_db -p

Enter the MYSQL_PASSWORD from the compose file once prompted. Save the output of this command, so your data could be restored in the case of a serious problem.

Start the upgrade.
Prefix each command with "docker-compose"

stop
pull web
pull redis-worker
up

This should lead to recreation of the containers "web" and "redis-worker", but "database" and "cache" should remain as they are. Abort docker-compose up after it initialized correctly, then start the containers in the background with docker-compose start.
Migrate the database:

docker-compose exec web php artisan migrate

Open the web interface, click the edit button for one device of your choice. Click on save on this page, without necessarily making changes. (This will lead to same background processes being triggered).

[Merphun]

Hi,
thanks for pointing me into the right direction. The Update worked this way smooth and witout problems on synology. Just two additions (if youm plan to update your manual with this):

• First you have to Navigate to the directory where gbroker has been installed ;-)
• Second on synology it was necessary to run the docker-compose commands as sudo

I'll test the new functionality asap, thanks!
Mike

[peterkappelt]

Thanks for testing, I'm going to add these points to the docs.
Please re-open the issue or comment if there are any further questions.