How to Install FHEM on OpenSUSE Latest

FHEM is an open-source home automation system with a web-based user interface. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of FHEM on your OpenSUSE Latest system.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing FHEM, you need to make sure that the necessary dependencies are installed on your system. To do this, run the following command:

sudo zypper install perl perl-Data-Dumper perl-Digest-SHA perl-Digest-MD5 \
perl-HTTP-Message perl-IO-Socket-SSL perl-JSON-XS perl-XML-Simple perl-XML-Twig \
perl-Net-Server perl-Net-Telnet perl-Tk perl-Clone perl-DBI perl-DBD-mysql \
perl-YAML-LibYAML perl-UNIVERSAL-require perl-GD perl-Image-Size

Step 2: Download FHEM

Go to the FHEM website and download the latest stable release of FHEM. Alternatively, you can download it using the following command:

wget https://fhem.de/fhem-6.0.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract FHEM

Once the download is complete, extract the FHEM archive by running the following command:

tar -xvzf fhem-6.0.tar.gz

Step 4: Configure FHEM

Change the directory to the extracted FHEM directory by running:

cd fhem-6.0

Configuring the ports and IP address on which the FHEM application will run:

vi ./fhem.cfg

Uncomment and edit the following lines in the fhem.cfg file:

define telnetPort telnet 7072 global
attr telnetPort room System
attr telnetPort icon telnet
define WWW 99_WEBCONF global
attr WWW room System
attr WWW icon websrv
define WEBphone 99_WebIf global
attr WEBphone room System
attr WEBphone icon websrv
attr WEBphone port 8080

Step 5: Start FHEM

Once you have configured the FHEM settings, you can start the FHEM server by running the following command:

./fhem.pl fhem.cfg

If everything installed and configured correctly, you will now be able to access the FHEM web interface in your web browser by navigating to http://<your-server-ip>:8080/fhem.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured FHEM on your OpenSUSE Latest system. You can now use FHEM to manage your home automation devices and create automation rules through the web interface.