IPMI connector
ateodorescu/home-assistant-ipmi · vv1.22.3
IPMI connector for Home Assistant
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
button | Button (as a switch) |
What people report
IPMI sensors and power control work on Dell and ASRock servers; the optional add-on is needed for many BMCs because the Python library supports fewer.
- Works1
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock server | Works Local | SDR sensors returned in 1.6.0 after 2024.4 breakSaved copyI can confirm this bug after updating to 2024.0. Debug output: This happens to both of my servers (dell and ASRock). It looks, that only the SDR List Items are effected. The power state and the power switch are available. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #34 · 2024-04 | |
| Dell iDRAC server | Partly works Local | Needs the ipmi-server add-on; python fallback fails on many BMCsSaved copy… home-assistant.log... here from a ssh session... [core-ssh config]$ tail -n 0 -f home-assistant.log 2023-11-08 16:19:44.511 ERROR (SyncWorker_2) [custom_components.ipmi.server] Error connecting to IPMI server idrac-FL2D25J.gariep.local: timed out ^C [core-ssh config]$ ping -c 3 idrac-FL2D25J.gariep.local; ipmitool -I lanplus -H idrac-FL2D25J.gariep.local -U user -P passw chassis status PING idrac-FL2D25J.gariep.local (192.168.1.137): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 192.168.1.137: seq=0 ttl=63 time=0.427 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.137: seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.725 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.137: seq=2 … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #20 · 2023-11 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Found automatically over
- Bonjour (zeroconf)
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 387 (0.05%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 89 |
| Latest version | v1.22.3 (2026-10-21) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @ateodorescu |
| License | MIT |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
