¶ Home Page (Main Menu)
Your hub's home page is where you will land if you type your hub IP address into your browser
NOTE: You must be on the same network as the hub to access it on your local network. You can use the optional Remote Admin service to access the hub outside your own network. You do not need either of these options for monitoring or control of devices (this interface is generally necessary to access only when setting up your hub, adding or removing devices, or creating or modifying apps).
Hubitat® Dashboard is a built-in app with both local and cloud options that can be used to view and control devices, as is the "Devices" feature in the mobile app (the app can also be used to easily access configured Hubitat® Dashboards, though it is not required for this).
NOTE: It is a good idea to bookmark your hub home page for quick access (and confiugire a DHCP reservation in your router so it does not change IP addresses; see Registration and Setup for more).
¶ Main Menu Links (A and B)
- Rooms: Create rooms to organize and sort devices for use in the web interface and the mobile app
- Devices: View and edit details of installed devices or add new devices
- Dashboards: Provides easy access to any Hubitat Dashboards you have set up (will not appear if Hubitat Dashboard app is not installed; actual management of Dashboards, including creating or removing, is done via Apps)
- Apps - Load and access apps to build rules, integrate certain devices, and extend functionality
- Settings: Adjust Z-Wave and Zigbee settings, update, backup/restore, and safely shut down or reboot your hub
- Subscriptions: Manage optional hub subscriptions to Hub Protect or Remote Admin
- Logs: Open live or past logs of app, device, and system activity, or access other informational utilities.
These and quick links to other tools are also available using the “cards” on the right (F).
To show/hide "Apps Code," "Drivers Code," and other developer and custom code tools, select the arrows icon:
These links expose features that are necessary to add custom code to your hub as either a developer or a consumer of custom apps, drivers, or libraries. Note that support for any such code may be provided by the developer but is not officially provided by Hubitat.
- Apps Code: Load and edit user-created app code
- Drivers Code: Load and edit user-created device driver code
- Libraries Code: Load and edit user-created library code that may be shared among apps or drivers
- Bundles: Load and edit user-created "bundles" that may include app, driver, and/or library code in a single ZIP file
¶ Header (C, D, and E)
In the top right of the header on every hub page, you will see three items:
- Hub Name (C): As configured during initial setup and can be managed in Hub Details
- Notifications (D): Alerts and notifications, like the availability of an update or high hub resource usage, will appear here. The icon will be badged to indicate this:
- Help (E): Takes you to the Hubitat Documentation page for the current page or app, if available, otherwise to the main Hubitat documentation site
Additionally, the top left will generally show the name of the page you are on (e.g., "Settings") or the name of the app or device you are viewing. Here, on the hub homepage, it simply says "Elevate Your Home," the home page of the Hubitat Elevation® web interface..
The footer contains helpful links:
- Documentation: Takes you to the Hubitat Documentation pages (here!)
- Community: Takes you to the Hubitat Community forum, a great place to get help from fellow users or find inspiration for new automations, etc.
- Videos: Takes you to Hubitat's YouTube channel with documentation videos and other video resources
- FAQ: Takes you to a list of frequently asked questions on the Community forum
- Terms of Service: The terms to which you must agree before using the hub