ser2net Zigbee USB Server

Calendar February 27, 2026
Homelab, Iot
Ser2net, Zigbee, Home-Assistant, Iot, Networking

ser2net Zigbee USB Server Configuration#

This setup allows you to host a Zigbee USB dongle on one machine (e.g., MMDocker/Proxmox 230) and connect to it over the network from Home Assistant.

1. Installation#

Reference: Peter Kieser - ser2net and Zigbee Coordinator

# Install the software
apt-get update && apt-get install ser2net -y
# Verify version and status
ser2net -v
systemctl status ser2net

2. Identify USB Hardware#

# Locate the specific device ID (stable path)
ls -lah /dev/serial/by-id/
# Get detailed info for the specific port (if needed)
udevadm info -q all -a -n /dev/ttyUSB0
# SkyConnect
ls /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Nabu_Casa_SkyConnect_v1.0*

3. Configuration (Version 4.0+)#

Modern versions of ser2net use YAML configuration files.