homebridge-raspbian-image VS shelly-homekit

Which is different from Ring's Doorbell, but the fact still remains, Ring doesn't have a smart watch app, nor is it natively HomeKit compatible. However if you set up Homebridge for it, you can make it so.

As for the original issue - you may have downloaded a corrupt image - if you really want to use their image (rather than build the OS then install) download it from here but check the sha256 of the downloaded file before using Etcher. I use QuickHash on my Mac but other programs exist for all platforms.

If you wanna make a pi with it, their official documentation is easy to follow. You can even use their easy ready to go image!

Here is for raspberry pi only: https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-raspbian-image/wiki/Getting-Started

Pick up a supported Raspberry Pi model.

Spread the word: HOOBS is a waste of time and money, and is a drag on developers' precious time. Now that Config-UI-X is included and the official Homebridge image is so easy to flash and install, there's very little reason for HOOBS to exist.

link to image https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-raspbian-image/releases/latest

You could potentially use the requisite Shelly for your use case and install this firmware on it to expose it to HomeKit as a lock

The only thing I could think of is using something like a Shelly Plus 1 in HomeKit (firmware/Homebridge paired to a strike of the appropriate voltage.

This or this.

For outlets, I personally use Shelly 2.5 relays and this firmware to easily get them into HomeKit without Homebridge or any coding knowledge, but to each their own.

One thing you can do with shelly for this kind of use, is to flash it so it gets homekit enabled. :) https://github.com/mongoose-os-apps/shelly-homekit

Alternatively, you could use something such as one of Shelly‘s standard relays such as the Plus 1PM combined with one of these third party DIN rail adapters. You can easily integrate the Plus 1PM into HomeKit using Homebridge as mentioned previously or by simply using this firmware. Hope this helps!

Depending on your doorbell‘s voltage, you could possibly use a Shelly Uni flashed with firmware. Although it shows up in the Home app as „not compatible“ it behaves exactly like a typical HomeKit doorbell with notifications and chimes on HomePods 👍🏼

It can be configured into “toggle” mode so that any toggle of the physical switch toggles the actual state of the light, but yeah the standard rocker switch will no longer show the actual state of the light, just like if you had a setup with multiple light switches.

Source

shelly-homekit