homebridge-solar-monitor-ivk/CORRECT_CONFIG.md

Solar production monitor for Homebridge with Pushover notifications

# 🔧 **CORRECT CONFIG.JSON FORMAT**

## 🚨 **The Issue:**
```
No plugin was found for the accessory "Solar Monitor" in your config.json
```

## ✅ **CORRECT CONFIG.JSON FORMAT:**

Your `config.json` should have this structure:

```json
{
  "bridge": {
    "name": "Homebridge",
    "username": "CC:22:3D:E3:CE:30",
    "port": 51826,
    "pin": "031-45-154"
  },
  "accessories": [
    {
      "accessory": "SolarMonitor",
      "name": "Solar Monitor",
      "username": "314",
      "password": "solgen314",
      "updateInterval": 15,
      "pushoverUserKey": "YOUR_ACTUAL_USER_KEY",
      "pushoverAppToken": "YOUR_ACTUAL_APP_TOKEN",
      "secondUserKey": "us5sg9aqb2i7iqbjmmocr7p2df1ymp"
    }
  ],
  "platforms": []
}
```

## 🔍 **KEY POINTS:**

1. **Accessory Type**: Must be `"SolarMonitor"` (not "Solar Monitor")
2. **Name**: Can be `"Solar Monitor"` (this is the display name)
3. **Plugin**: Must be `homebridge-solar-monitor-ivk`

## 🔧 **HOW TO FIX:**

### **Option 1: Via Homebridge UI (Recommended)**
1. Go to http://192.168.0.192:8581
2. Login with username: `admin`, password: `admin`
3. Go to "Accessories" tab
4. Click "+" to add new accessory
5. Select "Solar Monitor" from the list
6. Configure with your credentials
7. Save and restart

### **Option 2: Manual Config Edit**
```bash
# SSH to RPi
ssh pi@192.168.0.192
# Password: admin

# Backup current config
sudo cp /var/lib/homebridge/config.json /var/lib/homebridge/config.json.backup

# Edit config
sudo nano /var/lib/homebridge/config.json

# Add the accessory section as shown above
# Make sure "accessory": "SolarMonitor" (not "Solar Monitor")

# Restart Homebridge
sudo systemctl restart homebridge
```

## 🧪 **VERIFY FIX:**

After fixing, you should see in logs:
```
[20/07/2025, 11:XX:XX] Loaded plugin: homebridge-solar-monitor-ivk@1.0.4
[20/07/2025, 11:XX:XX] Registering accessory 'homebridge-solar-monitor-ivk.SolarMonitor'
[20/07/2025, 11:XX:XX] [Solar Monitor] Starting solar monitoring...
[20/07/2025, 11:XX:XX] [Solar Monitor] Scraping REAL solar data from e-SenZ website...
```

## ❌ **COMMON MISTAKES:**

- ❌ `"accessory": "Solar Monitor"` (wrong - should be "SolarMonitor")
- ❌ Missing accessory in config.json
- ❌ Wrong plugin name in config
- ❌ Incorrect JSON syntax

**The key is: `"accessory": "SolarMonitor"` (no space, exact match)** ✅