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Ecobee

Ecobee thermostat (HomeKit Controller)

Thermostats · Climate

WorksWorks in Apple HomeLocal

1 report: 1 says it works.

Reported on r/homeassistant with homekit_controller.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
homekit_controllerWorks LocalWorks in Home
Paired via HomeKit Controller; bridge no response after VM migration
Works in HA via HomeKit Controller
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… problem I migrated my Home Assistant OS virtual machine from ESXi 6.7 to two different hypervisors, Proxmox and XCP-ng. - I can access and control the HomeKit devices that were previously paired via HomeKit Controller integration. - I cannot access the devices that are “published” to HomeKit via the HomeKit integration in the Apple Home app on any of my Apple devices. Before the migration of the HA OS VM, both of these functions worked. I would like to get the HomeKit integration function working without having to reset and re-pair my devices. Each migration was done by shutting down the ESXi …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #88728 · 2023-02

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandEcobee
CategoryThermostats