Struggling to get your Zigbee devices to communicate between buildings like a house and a garage?
🏠➡️🚗 In this video, I’ll show you a reliable and scalable solution by running Zigbee2MQTT on a separate Ubuntu server while still using the same MQTT broker in Home Assistant. Instead of fighting with range extenders, powerful routers in windows, or questionable power-line hacks
⚡, we’ll take a clean, professional approach by splitting the Zigbee network across two servers.
🔧 *What You’ll Learn in This Video*
✅ Why long-distance Zigbee setups often fail
✅ How to install Zigbee2MQTT on Ubuntu Server
✅ Connecting multiple Zigbee networks to one Mosquitto MQTT broker
✅ Creating and configuring MQTT users securely 🔐
✅ Pairing Zigbee devices and syncing them with Home Assistant
✅ Running Zigbee2MQTT as a system service so it survives reboots
🔄 🖥️ Tools & Tech Used ● Ubuntu Server ● Zigbee2MQTT ● Home Assistant ● Mosquitto MQTT Broker ● SSH (Windows client) ● Zigbee USB Coordinator
📡 Perfect For ✔️ Homes with detached garages ✔️ Outbuildings or workshops ✔️ Long-distance Zigbee installations ✔️ Advanced Home Assistant users
By the end of this video, you’ll have two Zigbee networks, one Home Assistant, and a setup that actually works 💪