Haaska installation in Home Assistant

Haaska installation

1.	 copy haaska url from github:

    https://github.com/auchter/haaska.git

2.	Open putty and from pi user:

    $ sudo apt-get update
    $ sudo git-clone https://github.com/auchter/haaska.git

3.	Change to the haaska/config directory

    $ cd haaska/config

4.	Rename the config.json.sample file

    $ mv cofig.json.sample config.json
    Edit the file to include your IP address:port and api password (for secured setups use your dns domain and port 443)
    Save it

5.	Change back to haaska folder

    $ cd
    $ cd haaska

6.	If necessary edit the makefile to run the install with pip3 instead of pip

    $ sudo nano makefile
    Edit the line for “pip” & change to “pip3” (in mine it was line 12)

7.	Run the makefile

    $ sudo make

8.	Copy zip file to your windows computer

9.	Go to Amazon developers console -> Apps & services -> Logon with amazon

10.	Create a new security profile. Note client id, client secret

11.	Open a new tab -> go to amazon developers console again -> alexa –> alexa skills kit –> get started –> add a new skill

12.	Select smart home API

13.	Enter skill name (haaska)

14.	Select V2

15.	Save –> next

16.	Note skill application id at top left under the skill name

17.	In a new tab go to AWS.amazon.com –> sign in/create account –> asks for credit card but won’t get charged for normal use

18.	Select N Virginia server

19.	Select services tab –> compute –> lambda –> create a lambda function

20.	In the filter enter ‘alexa’ –> pick the “alexa-smart-home-skill-adapter”

21.	Enter the application id from (16) above

22.	Click enable trigger -> next

23.	In configuration section

    a.	Enter skill name: has to be haaska
    b.	Any description you want
    c.	Select python 3.6
    d.	Click upload and select the haaska.zip file created in (7) above
    e.	handler: haaska.event_handler
    f.	role: lambda_basic_execution (if it exists – if not: create a new role – in the IAM on the  page that pops up:
    lambda_basic_execution – create a new policy & then click “allow” in the bottom right)
    g.	next

24.	click create function

25.	at the top right of the next page copy the ARN #

26.	go back to the developers console tab - in the configuration section select “north America” button & copy the ARN here

27.	under account linking – authorization URL: https://www.amazon.com/ap/oa

28.	enter client id & client secret from (10) above where appropriate

29.	select client authentication scheme – credentials in request body

30.	copy the redirect URLs. Go back to the AWS security (logon with amazon) tab & paste them into the redirect URLs in the section web settings

31.	enter the Access Token URL: https://api.amazon.com/auth/o2/token

32.	save –> next

33.	ensure testing is enabled

34.	go to the alexa app & click on skills –> your skills –> haaska –> enable skill -> you will need to enter your credentials

35.	ensure that emulated_hue is disabled in configuration.yaml

36.	hide any unwanted items from haaska

    haaska_hidden: true

37.	forget all devices in the alexa app

38.	discover all devices

*** if using input_booleans you need to give it a “name:” otherwise discovery breaks ***