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# Python Matter Server
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This project implements a Matter Controller Server over WebSockets using the
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[official Matter (formerly CHIP) SDK](https://github.com/project-chip/connectedhomeip)
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as a base and provides both a server and client implementation.
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The goal of this project is primarily to have Matter support in Home Assistant
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but its universal approach makes it suitable to be used in other projects too.
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## Support
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Got questions?
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You have several options to get them answered:
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* The Home Assistant [Community Forum](https://community.home-assistant.io/).
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* The Home Assistant [Discord Chat Server](https://discord.gg/c5DvZ4e).
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* Join [the Reddit subreddit in /r/homeassistant](https://reddit.com/r/homeassistant).
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If you experience issues using Matter with Home Assistant, please open an issue
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report in the [Home Assistant Core repository](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/new/choose).
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You may also open issues in this repository if you are absolutely sure that your
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issue is related to the Matter Server component.
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### Requirements to communicate with Wi-Fi/Ethernet based Matter devices
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Make sure you run the container on the host network. The host network
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interface needs to be in the same network as the Android/iPhone device
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you are using for commissioning. Matter uses link-local multicast protocols
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which do not work across different LANs or VLANs.
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The host network interface needs IPv6 support enabled.
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### Requirements to communicate with Thread devices through Thread border routers
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For communication through Thread border routers which are not running on the same
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host as the Matter Controller server to work, IPv6 routing needs to be properly
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working. IPv6 routing is largely setup automatically through the IPv6 Neighbor
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Discovery Protocol, specifically the Route Information Options (RIO). However,
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if IPv6 Neighbor Discovery RIO's are processed, and processed correctly depends on the network
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management software your system is using. There may be bugs and caveats in
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processing this Route Information Options.
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In general, make sure the kernel option `CONFIG_IPV6_ROUTER_PREF` is enabled and
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that IPv6 forwarding is disabled (sysctl variable `net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding`).
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If IPv6 forwarding is enabled, the Linux kernel doesn't employ reachability
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probing (RFC 4191), which can lead to longer outages (up to 30min) until
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network changes are detected. |