openHAB · Awesome Open*

openHABVendor-neutral home automation platform.

Field notes / 252openHAB

I / Function

Vendor-neutral home automation platform.

openHAB connects household devices and automation systems through a common interface and rule system. Users install bindings for devices, represent their state as items, and create pages and rules to monitor or control them. The Java-based application runs on Linux, Windows and macOS, including small computers such as Raspberry Pi or dedicated home servers.

openHAB introduction · Reviewed 2026-10-29

Awesome Open* · Field recordopenHABOP-617FE5FB · Folio 252Domain: Home Automation

II / Repository record

GitHub stars

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Verify against official terms.

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III / Observations & evidence

GitHub stars

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OpenSSF Scorecard

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IV / Release record

GitHub release

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V / Where it runs

Run: Self-hosted server
Install: Downloadable binary / archivePackage manager
Documented platforms: Linux / macOS / Windows

Run Install Documented platforms

Reviewed 2026-10-13 · AI evidence review · Approved evidence record

Run modes

Self-hosted server
Java-based home-automation service, including continuously running home installations.
openHAB installation overview

Install methods

Downloadable binary / archive
Platform-independent archive installation.
openHAB installation overview
Package manager
Upstream documents apt/deb and RPM package repositories; openHABian offers an additional setup route.
openHAB installation overview / openHAB on Linux

Documented platforms

Linux / macOS / Windows
Requires an up-to-date 64-bit operating system and the documented Java runtime.
openHAB installation overview

Package coordinates

apt / upstream repository · openhab · stable main · documented · upstream
Package openhab from the upstream apt repository https://openhab.jfrog.io/artifactory/openhab-linuxpkg, suite stable, component main.
openHAB on Linux

Resource and setup notes

Constraint: A 64-bit OS and Java 21 JVM are required.
Current reviewed installation overview; check documentation for a different openHAB release.
openHAB installation overview
Recommended: A Raspberry Pi 4 with 2 GB RAM and a 16 GB SD card is suggested when no platform preference exists.
Introductory openHABian hardware recommendation.
Introduction to openHAB