These instructions are for developing NetDaemon. For apps please use the docs.
For your convenience we provided with a docker setup with Home Assistant you can run on your development machine.
tests/Docker/HA you will find the docker-compose file. Run it outside the devcontainer. Remarkts that you should use port 8124 connecting to this instance of Home Assistant.
Copy the "_appsettings.Development.json under src/Service
Alternative to using appsettings for development is to use environment varables for your Home Assistant instance
| Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|
| HOMEASSISTANT__TOKEN | Token secret to access the HA instance |
| HOMEASSISTANT__HOST | The ip or hostname of HA |
| HOMEASSISTANT__PORT | The port of home assistant (defaults to 8123 if not specified) |
| NETDAEMON__GENERATEENTITIES | Generate entities, recommed set false unless debugging |
| NETDAEMON__APPSOURCE | The folder/project/dll where it will find daemon. Set this to empty "" to debug apps local. If needed to debug the dynamic source compilation, set to /workspaces/netdaemon/Service/apps |
Use src/Development/apps as starting point to debug your stuff!
Good luck