Home Assistant on Hyper-V with USB over IP There is a pretty good article regarding USB over IP solution for HA on Hyper-v: https://dvlup.com/2020/10/23/usb-in-hyper-v/ Two usbip software were mentioned in the article: USB Network Gate ($159) and USB Redirector ($74). I also found a slightly cheaper one called VirtualHere ($49). I tested VirtualHere and it also works. Note that VirtualHere has a “node-locked” license that you cannot transfer to a different computer. Now understood the concept and I start searching for a “FREE” solution (right, assume my time is free). And I did come up with a free solution. The only negative part is that the host windows OS has to run in Test Mode as the driver is self signed. In my use case I have an Intel NUC running Hyper-V and WSL2. A Zwave/Zigbee stick is plugged in the local NUC USB port. And Here is the procedures: Install Debian 11 in Hyper-V Install Supervised HA on Debian Build uspip windows server 3.1 Get the ...
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