This post is a continuation of my original post guiding you through setting up a headless Raspberry Pi Zero W on macOS. Now you can install Homebridge plugins from the UI, or drop into your terminal and install extras like PiHole (strongly recommend!) Original post below #

Voilà! You have a fully functioning Homebridge machine on a RaspberryPi, preconfigured with the latest version of Node.js and a beautiful UI!.

Go to in your browser (on macOS, slightly different on Windows).

Wait a few minutes, then follow the steps for the WiFi setup.

Pop the micro SD card into your Raspberry Pi and power it on.

Write the aforementioned image to your micro SD card (the easiest possible method is using Etcher).Download the latest Homebridge Raspbian image from the Releases page on GitHub.I recently went through the process of rebuilding my Homebridge setup on my Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and it went so smooth I couldn’t believe it! I can vouch that that is now the easiest possible way to get Homebridge onto a RaspBerry Pi.

With the recent release of the official Homebridge Raspbian image and associated wiki pages, it is now easier than ever to get started with Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi completed with a configurable UI that lets you install Homebridge plugins right from a web browser. It has come to my attention that there is now a pre-built version of Raspbian including Homebridge and Node.js baked specifically for Raspberry Pi models, available since March 2020! I recommend going this route over following the tutorial below, however if you choose to take this in yourself then continue reading.

Pi zero setup