Setting up the Mini - Josh-Duncan/HomeBridge-Mini GitHub Wiki

Get Ubuntu Installed

Install Ubuntu 16.04. SSH Server is the only non default option that I installed.
Update Ubuntu to 18.04
1. Apply the updates
```
sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade && sudo apt autoremove
```
1. I reboot for good measure (this is what happens when you're raised with Microsoft)
2. Upgrade the OS
```
sudo do-release-upgrade
```
Update Ubuntu to 20.04
```
sudo do-release-upgrade -d
```

Configure the OS

Set the Mac Mini so that it will restart on a power failure.

Thanks to Dioxaz's workshop for this solution, and explaining how to solve the problem for other models if this doesn't work.

Create and update the rc.local file
```
sudo nano /etc/rc.local
```

Paste the following

#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.

setpci -s 0:03.0 0x7b.b=20
exit 0

Set the command
```
sudo setpci -s 0:03.0 0x7b.b=20
```
Restart to test

Install HomeBridge

The Prerequisites

Install Node.js
```
sudo apt install nodejs
```
Install Node Package Manager
```
sudo apt-get install npm 
```

HomeBridge

Install the HomeBridge application

sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge

Test execution
```
homebridge
```

Install HomeBridge config UI

sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge-config-ui-x

Configure the config.json file

sudo nano ~/.homebridge/config.json

{
	"bridge": {
		"name": "Homebridge",
		"username": "CC:22:3D:E3:CE:30",
		"manufacturer": "homebridge.io",
		"model": "homebridge",
		"port": 51826,
		"pin": "031-45-154"
	},
	"description": "This is an example configuration file with one fake accessory and one fake platform. You can use this as a template for creating your own configuration file containing devices you actually own.",
	"ports": {
		"start": 52100,
		"end": 52150,
		"comment": "This section is used to control the range of ports that separate accessory (like camera or television) should be bind to."
	},
	"platforms": [{
		"platform": "config",
		"name": "Config",
		"port": 8080,
		"log": {
   	"method": "file",
   	"path": "/var/log/homebridge.log"
   },
		"service": "homebridge"
	}]
}

Set Homebridge to auto start

sudo hb-service install --user %username%