How do I create more than one instance of the althue app?

Plugins & Plugin Development ALTHue
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This could well be a daft question but how do i install more than one instance of the Althue app ?. I seem to be struggling to find the way to do this, if I just upload the files again from github I’m assuming it will overwrite the instance I have ?.

Looking to have 2 instances running so I can control both hue hubs Ive got running (currently 1 uses Althue the other uses the standard hue app, however that’s fallen over following the recent updates).

Any help greatly appreciated.

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Assuming this is on the vera, Go to Apps/Develop apps/Create Device. Leave everything empty except for

  • Description: Put in the name you want
  • UPnP Device Filename: D_ALTHUE.xml
  • Upnp Implementation Filename: I_ALTHUE.xml

And hit create device… wait for the luup reload and go to this new instance of ALTHUE to parameter it with the IP and login credentials.

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Great thanks will give it a go!.

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Just curious, why do you use two hue hubs? For zigbee mesh, consolidating them would actually be a good thing to free up some RF channels.

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We have more bulbs that one hub is able to handle (once we hit 51 the hub started to fall over). 2 hubs splits the bulbs, one hub does all ceiling bulbs, the other does room lamps etc.

Philips have no intention of launching a “super user” hub that can handle more than 50 devices so for now 2 hubs it is.

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For me, I have two hubs in separate buildings, but the control is centralised via the AltHue plugin running under openLuup.