[BUG] Pi-hole switch always in 'off' mode.

[PatriceRobert]

Pi-hole switch always in position 'Off' in homekit.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Pi-hole switch showing 'Off' on the home app
2. Click to turn it on
3. Check it is really 'On' under the Pi-hole console (check both states)
4. quit and re-connect to the home app
5. Pi-hole switch is 'Off'

The actions are well executed via API so connection is ok, API key is correct and working fine, the only issue is to see the Pi-hole switch back to 'Off' all the time.
This is happening since the latest Pi-hole update running under docker:

• Docker Tag 2022.01.1
• Pi-hole v5.8.1
• FTL v5.13
• Web Interface v5.10.1
• MacOS 12.1 / iOS 15.2

No a big issue as it's still working but annoying as we cannot get the correct state and it can break some automations.

[arendruni]

Hi @PatriceRobert, you're not the only reporting this issue as other users are experiencing this bug with the latest pi-hole versions.
I investigated and found out that the plugins is working as expected, in fact the bug is on the pi-hole admin: the status request used by the plugin is always returning {"status":"disabled"}. See pi-hole/web#2051 for more informations, a fix will be added in their next release.

I am leaving this issue open as a spike.

[jamie-2bit]

Yes, finding this is the case also on Pi-hole v5.8.1 FTL v5.13 Web Interface v5.10.1 & homebridge-pihole v0.4.1

[AquaRelliux]

haha I just spent 1-2 hours trying to get this to work my toggle was always set to disabled even though pihole was enabled. I am guessing this bug is still active? Because otherwise this is not working at all for me it works in homeassistant with their plugin flawlessly but I am trying to go away from homeassistant because it is just to much hassle to get it to work

[g6nhu]

I rebuilt my homebridge as hoobs this morning and have spent hours trying to sort this!

[AquaRelliux]

I rebuilt my homebridge as hoobs this morning and have spent hours trying to sort this!

Ye it sucks it works perfect in homeassistant though so I guess it is coded better in there

[jamie-2bit]

Here's the update from the PiHole release team:

pi-hole/web#2051

Soon-ish™

But really, it all depends on when we can align ourselves to get a release prepped and pushed out. We (the folk that press all the buttons) all live in different parts of the world, so it can be tricky to tie down a time sometimes.

The fix will be in the next release, but I can't tell you at this point in time when that next release will be without being as vague as Soon.

[rloomans]

I've created a pull request that works around the Pihole bug: #49

[arendruni]

Hi everyone, and thank for the support!
I've just released a beta version 0.4.2-beta.1 with @rloomans patch using the main API, the different endpoint introduced by #49, seems to cache the old status value for 15-20 seconds before updating it, so I'm keeping this in beta before releasing to the main channel, probably next week.

[vinaydawani]

I had been running the same issue but it seems to be fixed in Pi-hole v5.9 FTL v5.14 Web Interface v5.11

Here's the update from admin thread

[arendruni]

I can confirm the plugin is working correctly again on Pi-hole v5.9 FTL v5.14 Web Interface v5.11