Moonside
homebridge-moonside · v1.1.0
Adds Moonside lamps and theme switches to HomeKit.
What it says it supports
Brands
- Moonside
Devices it names
- Moonside lamps
Shows up in Apple Home as from its README
What people report
Moonside lamps with theme/effects support; one user with a Halo Lamp saw state stuck Off and no control.
- Not working1
| Device | Status | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moonside Halo Lamp | Not working | Shows Off and ignores commandsSaved copyDescribe The Bug: First I'd like to thank you for the amazing work and for creating this plugin! Much appreciated! I have recently purchased the Moonside Halo Lamp, installed this plugin and set it up to have the accessory visible in the Home app, but unfortunately even though I can see the accessory, it always reports its state as "Off" and turning it on, or changing any of the settings doesn't do anything. To Reproduce: 1. Install and set up the plugin 3. Set it up as a child bridge 4. Pair it to the iOS Home app 5. Observe the state of the accessory associated to the bridge Actual … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22. | Issue #1 · 2026-05 |
Gathered from the plugin’s GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions, wiki and docs, and from r/homebridge. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Cloud
Moonside Firebase backend with websocket
You’ll need
- Moonside account
Compatibility
| Verified by Homebridge | Yes |
|---|---|
| Homebridge versions | ^1.8.0 || ^2.0.0-beta.0 |
| Homebridge 2.0 | Yes |
| Node.js | ^20.18.0 || ^22.10.0 || ^24.0.0 |
| Settings in Homebridge UI | Yes |
| Matter | No |
| Platform name | MoonsideCloud |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
Community signals
| Downloads a week | 5 |
|---|---|
| Downloads a month | 54 |
| GitHub stars | 0 |
| Open issues | 2 |
| Closed issues | 3 |
| Last code push | 2026-09-12 |
| Latest version | 1.1.0 (2026-09-12) |
| First published | 2026-01-03 |
| Releases | 2 |
In ReReHome
Whatever this plugin publishes reaches Apple Home as a normal HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
HomeKit services in its code
Found by scanning the published npm package. A plugin can register a service only for some devices.
- Lightbulb
- Outlet
- Switch
Sources
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-moonside
- Source code: https://github.com/kylewhirl/homebridge-moonside
- Issues: https://github.com/kylewhirl/homebridge-moonside/issues
- Verified plugins list: https://github.com/homebridge/verified
