# iHost node-red pallets?

**URL:** <https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-node-red-pallets/34519>\
**Category:** eWeLink CUBE\
**Tags:** ihost\
**Created:** [May 27, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-node-red-pallets/34519 "2024-05-27T14:25:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![2kohms](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/2kohms/32/4845_2.png) [@2kohms](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/2kohms)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-node-red-pallets/34519/1 "2024-05-27T14:25:06Z")

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Newbie 🗸 yes  
Issue - iHost , watching lots of videos, can we truly disconnect from the Borg ?

Is it even possible after setting up ? Run our automation completely off iHost ???

Certainly since 2023-2024 a lot of start to, but petering off “how to videos” and lack of knowledgeable support, maybe just to complex for a beginner to even start.

I was really hoping I could simply install Node red and get any kind of automation happening, so far I have had to use the already setup conditions that work wonderfully on the devices alone, but not with Docker. Using the Pretty basic scene control I seem to have more conditions than that of simply by using the App on just my iPhone. Programming thru a portal from a web page on my computer seems to be the way to go. But not at all what Node-Red promises.

So, how does it work?

Pallets seem to install, but connections don’t appear to automate. I have installed Flic, Meross, Lifx, and of course eWelink. On another topic, of the two zigbee devices I purchased, both were returned. The Amazon link for the items I have and have had, are now no longer available. Leviton unsupported and HomeKit full of bugs, our HomePod now plays music in a foreign language. Nothing seems to work as promised. But they can certainly sell the product “buyer beware” , I just don’t believe it will be compatible for the speed of the changing technology of matter.

Giving up on [Node-Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flic-ihost-hub-by-sonoff/88090/56) for a while , until something convincing happens here.

[iHost - Pass on devices to docker container - eWeLink CUBE - eWeLink Forum](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-pass-on-devices-to-docker-container/18380/9)

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**Author:** ![port4u](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/port4u/32/5117_2.png) [@port4u](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/port4u)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-node-red-pallets/34519/2 "2024-05-28T06:33:54Z")

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Node-red is def not for most users, and neither are these complex features of iHost.

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**Author:** ![2kohms](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.ewelink.cc/2kohms/32/4845_2.png) [@2kohms](https://forum.ewelink.cc/u/2kohms)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.ewelink.cc/t/ihost-node-red-pallets/34519/3 "2024-06-19T03:23:48Z")

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But you have to start somewhere?