# About the iHost Open source Project **URL:** \ **Category:** iHost Open Source Project\ **Tags:** scene, zigbee\ **Created:** [April 22, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850 "2025-04-22T02:12:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KwayLi99](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/kwayli99/32/7691_2.png) [@KwayLi99](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/KwayLi99)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850/1 "2025-04-22T02:12:53Z")
This experimental project is dedicated to exploring the possibilities of running more open-source smart home platforms—and even other lightweight operating systems—on iHost. Through this initiative, we aim to expand iHost’s compatibility and unlock its full potential as a versatile local smart home hub. By encouraging collaboration with developers and communities around various platforms, we hope to create a more open, flexible, and future-proof ecosystem. Whether you’re working on Home Assistant, ioBroker, OpenHAB, Domoticz, or a minimal Linux distribution, your ideas and contributions are welcome here. Join us in pushing the boundaries of what iHost can support. > **[iHost Open Source Project](https://github.com/iHost-Open-Source-Project)** > > iHost Open Source Project has 8 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![KwayLi99](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/kwayli99/32/7691_2.png) [@KwayLi99](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/KwayLi99)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850/2 "2025-04-22T02:23:12Z")
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**Author:** ![KwayLi99](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/kwayli99/32/7691_2.png) [@KwayLi99](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/KwayLi99)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850/3 "2025-05-08T03:17:00Z")
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**Author:** ![KwayLi99](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/kwayli99/32/7691_2.png) [@KwayLi99](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/KwayLi99)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850/4 "2025-06-03T07:26:32Z")
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**Author:** ![KwayLi99](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/kwayli99/32/7691_2.png) [@KwayLi99](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/KwayLi99)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850/5 "2025-06-03T07:26:46Z")
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**Author:** ![Unnamedi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/unnamedi/32/5677_2.png) [@Unnamedi](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/Unnamedi)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850/6 "2025-06-03T14:10:04Z")
> [@KwayLi99](#): > > Linux distribution How is this working? I have the following question. Would it be possible to run the Matterbridge addon on this distribution? If it uses MQTT. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelLearnsToCode](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/michaellearnstocode/32/1668_2.png) [@MichaelLearnsToCode](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/MichaelLearnsToCode)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850/7 "2025-06-03T16:32:12Z")
> Would it be possible to run the PonteMatter addon on this distribution? `PonteMatter add-on` ? I don’t know that. I googled it but I found nothing. Could you provide a link to `PonteMatter add-on` . Generally speaking, the Linux distribution comes with Docker engine build-in, so you can do anything that works in Docker. You can install [Mosquitto docker image](https://hub.docker.com/_/eclipse-mosquitto), [Zigbee2MQTT docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/koenkk/zigbee2mqtt), [ioBroker docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/buanet/iobroker), etc., if you like. If you just want a complete solution for Smart Home, stick with HA over iHost. ---
**Author:** ![Unnamedi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/unnamedi/32/5677_2.png) [@Unnamedi](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/Unnamedi)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/about-the-ihost-open-source-project/165850/8 "2025-06-05T05:05:16Z")
> [@MichaelLearnsToCode](#): > > `PonteMatter add-on` ? Matterbridge Sorry, I didn’t see that I had written it wrong!