
Installation
The deCONZ application is a tool to configure, control and monitor Zigbee networks with the ConBee II.
The following sections describe the installation steps of deCONZ for various platforms.

Supported platforms
Connection
To ensure a strong radio signal, the ConBee II should preferably be connected to a USB 2.0 socket with an USB extension cable.
- Prevents interference with housing and peripherals
- Provides maximum signal range and reliability
Note
Connection problems may occur if the ConBee II is attached directly to the USB port or is located near USB 3.0 devices such as external hard drives or memory sticks.
Raspbian
Supported Raspberry Pi models and distributions
- Raspberry Pi 1, 2B, 3B, 3B+ und 4B
Raspbian JessieRaspbian Stretch- Raspbian Buster
- Raspbian Bullseye
Note
The following steps describe the manual installation of deCONZ. Alternatively a preinstalled SD-card image can be used.
Installation
Set user USB access rights
sudo gpasswd -a $USER dialout
Note: Changes to access rights only become active after logging out and in or after a restart.
Import Phoscon public key
wget -O - http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz.pub.key | \ sudo apt-key add -
Note: The
apt-key deprecation
warning is uncritical and can be ignored.Configure the APT repository for deCONZ
Stable
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz \ $(lsb_release -cs) main' > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deconz.list"
Beta (alternative)
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz \ $(lsb_release -cs)-beta main' > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deconz.list"
Update APT package list
sudo apt update
Install deCONZ
sudo apt install deconz
After the installation deCONZ can be started via the application menu.
Menu > Programming > deCONZ

Now the first Zigbee devices can be paired via the Phoscon App. Further information can be found in the Phoscon App documentation.
Installation without deCONZ-GUI (headless)
The setup without graphical user interface (headless) is described in the deCONZ GitHub repository.
Update via repository
Update APT package list
sudo apt update
Update deCONZ
sudo apt install deconz
Troubleshooting
If problems occur during the installation, the Support section answers frequently asked questions (FAQ) and provides further assistance.
Ubuntu
Supported Ubuntu versions
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-Bit PC (AMD64)- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-Bit PC (AMD64)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-Bit PC (AMD64)
Installation
Set user USB access rights
sudo gpasswd -a $USER dialout
Note: Changes to access rights only become active after logging out and in or after a restart.
Import Phoscon public key
wget -O - http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz.pub.key | \ sudo apt-key add -
Configure the APT repository for deCONZ
Stable
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [arch=amd64] http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz \ $(lsb_release -cs) main' > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deconz.list"
Beta (alternative)
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [arch=amd64] http://phoscon.de/apt/deconz \ $(lsb_release -cs)-beta main' > \ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/deconz.list"
Update APT package list
sudo apt update
Install deCONZ
sudo apt install deconz
After the installation deCONZ can be started via the application menu.

Now the first Zigbee devices can be paired via the Phoscon App. Further information can be found in the Phoscon App documentation.
Auto start of the deCONZ GUI (optional)
Open the Startup Application Preferences via the application menu
gnome-session-properties
Add a new entry with the following commandline:
deCONZ --http-port=80 --auto-connect=1
Troubleshooting
If problems occur during the installation, the Support section answers frequently asked questions (FAQ) and provides further assistance.
Docker
Supported host systems
- Linux x86_64/amd64
- Linux armv7 (e.g. Raspberry Pi)
- Linux arm64
To run deCONZ in a Docker container, we recommend the Docker image deconz-community/deconz-docker, which is maintained by the community.
The installation steps are described on https://github.com/deconz-community/deconz-docker.
Windows 10 installation
Download deCONZ software
Install USB driver
The drivers are installed automatically after connecting the ConBee II. If necessary, the drivers are downloaded from the Internet.
Windows 7 installation
Download deCONZ software
Download and extract the driver ZIP file
Manual driver installation
After plugging in the ConBee II, Windows automatically starts the search for a suitable driver.
Select
Skip Windows Update driver software download
.Open Device Manager
Enter the key combination
<Win> + <Pause>
and selectDevice Manager
in the dialog that appears.Right click on
ConBee II
and selectUpdate driver
in the context menu.Select the option
Search for driver software on the computer
.Select the directory with the extracted drivers and follow the instructions.