verified VS homebridge-config-ui-x

What strikes me the most here, is the hard requirement on having node 16.14.2 from homebridge-hue. You folx should open an issue on their Github to find out why. That plugin is a verified Homebridge plugin and as per the guidelines, the pluging should support all major node LTS: https://github.com/homebridge/verified -> The plugin must run on all supported LTS versions of Node.js, at the time of writing this is Node.js v12, v14, and v16.

There is already a report https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-config-ui-x/issues/1912

I can't even search for plugins without getting a similar timeout error. I've tried everything in the Troubleshooting page, and the only thing that works at all is disabling ipv6 on my Eero Pro 6e network, which seems like a less desirable option. The Pro 6e doesn't have Homekit security features, and I don't have advanced security turned on. I've tried disabling ipv6 on the RPi and in Homebridge, but I'm only following random posts I find online, so I'm not even sure if I did that correctly. Sometimes I make a change and can no longer get into Homebridge through the portal, then I have to reinstall.

All these Terminal commands can be found here or in Terminal by typing

You should post a new enhancement issue to the repo

hb-service is part of the config-ui-x plug-in. You’ll need to install that first.

The UI has its own rest api

You should be able to remove specific accessories from displaying in Home via your homebridge, you can start homebridge in insecure mode: https://github.com/oznu/homebridge-config-ui-x/wiki/Enabling-Accessory-Control which should enable you to control accessories.