1.42.0

[Koenkk]

Update 03-12-2024: in case you lost your paired devices after updating to the 1.42.0-1 Home Assistant add-on, see #25048

Feel free to discuss the 1.42.0 release here!

Also be aware that Zigbee2MQTT 2.0.0 will be released next month, from the changelog:

Upcoming Zigbee2MQTT 2.0.0 release

All the preparations for the 2.0.0 release have now been completed. Note that this release will contain breaking changes which can be found here. Starting from 2 December, users can start testing Zigbee2MQTT 2.0.0 by switching to the dev branch. If no big blockers are found, 2.0.0 will be released on 3 January 2025.

[andrehamburg]

Hi Koenkk,
i installed 1.42.0-1 but now i'm confused. The instructions says i should move the folder /mnt/data/supervisor/homeassistant/zigbee2mqtt to /mnt/.....
When i login to Home Assistant by WinSCP the folder /mnt is empty. The folder /zigbee2mqtt is located in the folder /homeassistant. Should i move this folder? And if yes what should be the target folder?
The path in the zigbee2mqtt configuration is /config/zigbee2mqtt. The folder /config is just a link and it is linked to the folder /homeassistant.
Hopefully you can help me.
André

[vgdh]

I moved zigbee2mqtt from the config folder to /addon_config and it broke my configuration for good. I have to restore coordinator from the nvram backup.

[ocogneras]

Hi Andrehambourg,

I'm like you, nothing in /mnt/, and all in /config/homeassistant config is a link through /homeassistant.
if Iook in my zigbeemqtt config file, the path is already "data_path: /config/zigbee2mqtt".

if i have well read update informations, we have to move/copy all in /config/zigbeemqtt in a folder named 486e6e9b_zigbee2mqtt.
I only find this folder in /addon_configs/486e6e9b_zigbee2mqtt, wich is empty too.

Andrehambourg, did you find this folder too? 486e6e9b_zigbee2mqtt in /addon_configs ?
Mine was created the Nov 02, it was the date i installed the 1.40.2-1 ...

Will wate a little if Koenkk or someone else can confirm before doning what i said...

regards.
Olivier

[ocogneras]

Tried this:

• shutdown the module
• Change the path in configuration : replaced "data_path: / config/zigbee2mqtt" by "data_path: /addon_configs/486e6e9b_zigbee2mqtt"
• rsync -av /config/zigbee2mqtt/ /addon_configs/486e6e9b_zigbee2mqtt/
• restart the module
  => Result is KO

Tried this:

• shutdown the module
• Change the path in configuration : replaced "data_path: / config/zigbee2mqtt" by "data_path: /addon_configs/486e6e9b_zigbee2mqtt"
• rsync -av /config/zigbee2mqtt/ /addon_configs/486e6e9b_zigbee2mqtt/
• update the module
• restart the module
  => Result is KO

Tried this:

• shutdown the module
• Change the path in configuration : replaced "data_path: /addon_configs/486e6e9b_zigbee2mqtt/" by "data_path: / config/zigbee2mqt"
• Module is still updateted
• restart the module
  => Result is OK

Even the change is needed for the 2.0 upgrade, or the change is not necessary?

Regards.
Olivier

[vgdh]

I have no success with that too.

[nightfever77]

There was no 'addon-configs' on my setup but 'addons-config'. This was auto-created by another addon. So, a little bit more confusion.
But I managed to get this working:

1. Stopped the addon (1.41...)
2. Created folder '45df7312_zigbee2mqtt' inside config/addons-config
3. Moved zigbee2mqtt from config/ to config/addons-config/45df7312_zigbee2mqtt/
4. Changed the data path to config/addons-config/45df7312_zigbee2mqtt/zigbee2mqtt
5. Started the addon -> Working --> Updated to 1.42 --> Working

[Loffretto]

How do move the files from one to another?

[colin19889]

My folders were laid out a little differently than nightfever77, but I used the following,

mv /config/zibee2mqtt /addon_configs/45df7312_zigbee2mqtt

This put the contents of that original folder in

/addon_configs/45df7312_zigbee2mqtt/zigbee2mqtt

[Hapi-D]

I had all the issues above. None of the folders were in the location specified. It took me some time to locate the most likely location of these folders. With hindsight I probably can guess the reason for the /mnt/ in the path. Never mind that.

I found a folder "addon_configs/45df7312_zigbee2mqtt", copied the contents of the "homeassistant/zigbee2mqtt" folder there.

The "data path in the addon config" took me some time to understand what that meant and where I might change it.

"mount addon specific configuration into the addon container" .. not a clue what that means. I ignored that one and started the addon. Slowly all devices appear as I write this.

I found the description in the changelog to be somewhat cryptic. I am fully aware that I'm not a home assistant wizard, this process made it very clear once again. In all honesty I have done some therapeutic shouting while going through the procedure.

Could I politely suggest a guideline for dummies for any similar future change? Thanks in advance.

[CHoerby]

What the changlog say:

Stop the addon
Move the /mnt/data/supervisor/homeassistant/zigbee2mqtt folder to /mnt/data/supervisor/addon_configs/45df7312_zigbee2mqtt/zigbee2mqtt (for example using SSH/SMB or the File Explorer/VSCode addon)
Go to the addon config and change the data_path from /config/zigbee2mqtt to /addon_config/zigbee2mqtt
Start the addon

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What I did:
0. updated to 1.42.0-1

1. stopping the addon
2. moved the folder "config\zigbee2mqtt" to "addon_configs\45df7312_zigbee2mqtt"
   -> before all data/files was in the folder "config\zigbee2mqtt" and now in "addon_configs\45df7312_zigbee2mqtt/zigbee2mqtt"
3. Changed data_path from "/config/zigbee2mqtt" to "/addon_config/zigbee2mqtt"
   this was only possible via YAML
4. starting the addon
5. waiting, doing nothing, until addon-manger-log appeared - not opening Zigbee2mqtt Web page
   -> working

[vgdh]

that works, thank you

[colin19889]

This worked for me. I was able to do Step 3 in the Configuration tab of the addon. It did take a few minutes for all of my devices/entities to repopulate the first time I brought it up.

[benalla]

@CHoerby thanks! That worked for me.

[z-master42]

There's a big [Unreleased] above this passage of text. 1.42.0 has nothing about this in the changelog or the release notes.

[Hapi-D]

Well yes, actually I noticed that so initially I thought I'd read it later and upgrade to 1.42.0 now... without a closer look to the actual text. However after installing 1.42.0 all zigbee devices were gone. Wiped from the internals of HA so to speak. Then I followed the procedure we were discussing here and they magically returned.
This might be unrelated of course but I don't think so.

[z-master42]

I have not changed anything. Z2M config is still in the main directory of HA. I am on 1.42.0 and all devices are still "there".

[Hapi-D]

mm.. I believe that is also discussed in the procedure in the bit where it says "automatically migrate". I really read it in full .. too late, but I did.

[z-master42]

Yes, maybe. The Z2M addons_config folder has already existed in my system for a month. But it is still empty.

[Koenkk]

The issues with the addon should have been fixed now with the 1.42.0-2 version. Make sure to have the config under /mnt/data/supervisor/homeassistant/zigbee2mqtt and use /config/zigbee2mqtt as the data path.

[CHoerby]

Copying back?
if i already have moved to "addon_configs\45df7312_zigbee2mqtt" ?

[i4mr000t]

I'm also confused now. Do we need to copy it back to config/zigbee2mqtt or addon_configs/45df7312_zigbee2mqtt

[Hapi-D]

I really admire brevity, but I think a somewhat clearer guideline would be appreciated. Definitely by me.

[vgdh]

Make sure to have the config under /mnt/data/supervisor/homeassistant/zigbee2mqtt.

This path doesn't exist if user uses simple ssh addon.
I've used SSH addon and use already existed folder /addon_configs/45df7312_zigbee2mqtt to move the config folder /config/zigbee2mqtt .

[mitch66692]

The issues with the addon should have been fixed now with the 1.42.0-2 version. Make sure to have the config under /mnt/data/supervisor/homeassistant/zigbee2mqtt and use /config/zigbee2mqtt as the data path.

I can confirm it's now working. When updating to 1.42.0-1 i had to restore the backup to 1.41 for missing path; now from 1.41 to 1.42.0-2 is working without any problem.

[cristianstoica]

Subscribing to the comments above.
@Koenkk
Question: For people running 1.41.0-1 and want to upgrade to 1.42.0-2, do they need to do any manual changes?

[CHoerby]

I've made the movement as described above.
made some backups now ;)
I updated to -2
made no manual changes
(no reverting of the folder movement)
all worked fine

[Koenkk]

Subscribing to the comments above.

@Koenkk

Question: For people running 1.41.0-1 and want to upgrade to 1.42.0-2, do they need to do any manual changes?

No, 1.41.0-1 to 1.42.0-2 is fine, only people that are already on 1.42.0-1 are affected

[cristianstoica]

Just upgraded to 1.42.0-2. Everything went fine. Thanks.

[Koenkk]

In case you lost your paired devices after updating to the 1.42.0-1 Home Assistant add-on, see #25048

[chris-1243]

Z2M 1.42.0-dev commit: 71e163fcc3332a61983c12c87dcbca9ab61c266f

On a test network, I have this error multiple times ( I did not want to spam Z2M 2.0.0 discussion)

[2024-12-04 11:47:22] error:   z2m: EventBus error 'HomeAssistant/publishEntityState': Cannot read properties of null (reading 'toString')

As dev branch is mainly based on Z2M 2.0.0, color options: execute_it_off (IKEA lights) creates a sensor in HA (actually, it is the same on main branch). It reports only the state. Would it be possible to move this option as a light attribute? In my opinion, this sensor is not needed and makes the creation of automation by far more complicated. This is based on my use cases. For example, it is not possible to get a true answer when checking {{ is_state_attr("light.0xf4b3b1fffe3ff501", "color_options", {"execute_if_off": True}) }} in HA.

[Koenkk]

Could you provide the debug log of this?

See this on how to enable debug logging.

[chris-1243]

The debug log as requested

log.txt

[abrasher]

I also have this error in #25101

[chris-1243]

Any change how the permit join button should work? On standard 1.42.0, a click on it allow permit join and a second click stop it. This is expected behavior.
On 1.42.0-dev commit: 639e3bb6fd50928da002d417455b5eaf3acb2ad8, a click on it allow permit join and a second click just reset the countdown.

By the way, the homeassistant log is full of such warnings:

homeassistant  | 2024-12-06 09:34:08.830 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.template] Template variable warning: 'dict object' has no attribute 'permit_join' when rendering '{{ value_json.permit_join | lower }}'

Z2M debug log log.txt
homeassistant log
home-assistant.log

[Koenkk]

Should be fixed in the dev branch (z2m 2.0.0)

[chris-1243]

I just had a try and perfectly working

Thanks for the fix

[starox]

Just a tip for those which have a lot of device on a wide geo area and sometime not very practical ...
Get a zigbee button and program it to activate permit join.
This is friendly ;-)