Setup
Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi 4 (Ring + eWeLink plugins), now wired to the router
HomePod mini in the kitchen as the home hub
Ring Alarm, Aqara, Meross, Sonoff devices
Single Home, iCloud Home sync is on, iPhone on the latest iOS
What happened
Everything showed "No Response". The Pi had no working DNS (the log was full of ENOTFOUND errors). Plugging it into the router by cable fixed that, and Homebridge and Ring are fine now.
The HomePod hub kept flapping and showed "Unable to Communicate with Network". Resetting from the Home app removed it but didn't factory reset it, and the touch-and-hold reset never worked. I finally restored it from a Mac with Finder. It's back and shows as connected.
Scenes are missing. Yesterday I had Goodnight, Leave Home and a movie scene. Now only 4 remain (Party, Upstairs Off, Downstairs Off, Arrive Home).
New scenes vanish. I just recreated Goodnight and Leave Home. Both appeared and then disappeared a few minutes later.
The alarm arms itself. Ring's history shows "Changed to Away mode from app" twice today, right when I left the house. The Leave Home automation that used to do this no longer exists. I checked the Home automations, the alarm's automation list, and my Shortcuts, and found nothing. When my husband left later, it did not arm. So the trigger seems tied to my phone only.
What I've tried
Restarted the hub, the Pi and my iPhone
Checked that the Home exists once and that iCloud Home sync is on
Checked the Ring history and the Homebridge logs from the night before
My questions
Why would newly created scenes disappear? Is this a sync conflict with the hub or another device, and how do I fix it?
Where can a hidden "leave home" trigger live (Ring, Homebridge plugin, HomeKit) that doesn't show in the Home app?
Is there a safe way to reset the Home sync without losing my accessories?
Thanks!
Source: r/HomeKit · by /u/paullhenriquee