Installation

Installation Prerequisites

Multi-System Reactor is Coming!

Multi-System Reactor is coming! MSR is a platform-agnostic Reactor that is planned to support Vera, openLuup, HomeAssistant, and Hubitat in its first release (and Homey soon after). Sign up for my Discord channel for discussion and updates.

All system requirements are subject to change without notice.

Prequisites for Vera Systems

The following Vera systems and firmware are currently supported:

Vera Edge, Plus and Secure systems must be running UI7 firmware at least 7.0.29 (1.7.4452/4453/4453). Version 7.32 beta 4 is highly recommended.
Vera Lite and Vera3 systems must be on UI7 7.0.27 (1.7.1040), the final firmware release for these systems. These systems are EOL and will not be supported after Reactor 3.9.

Reactor does not run on Vera UI6, UI5, or earlier firmware.

Users on 7.0.30 and below

Before installing Reactor for the first time, systems running firmware earlier than 7.0.30 should first be checked for adequate available space on the partition on which /etc/cmh-ludl resides. Ideally, you should have not less than 2MB free space prior to installation. You can check the space available there by logging in via SSH and typing: df -kh /etc/cmh-ludl/

Prerequisites for openLuup

The following are required to run Reactor on openLuup:

openLuup version 2020.04.14b or higher (current development version recommended);
Lua version 5.1;
dkjson version 1.2 or higher acceptable; but 2.5 or higher preferred; it is also highly recommended that LPeg be installed;
LuaSocket version 2.0.2 or higher (which should include the mime, socket.http, socket.smtp, and ltn12 modules);
LuaSec version 0.8 or higher (version 0.6 might be acceptable for reaching some low-encryption endpoints);
lfs recommended, but not required;
See "ALTUI" below.

All of the above except openLuup should, if possible, be installed using your OS distro's available installation tools (e.g. apt-get, yum, etc.). Direct installation may be necessary, however, if certain modules or their required versions cannot be installed through these tools.

Prerequisites for ALTUI (on Vera or openLuup)

Reactor currently runs on ALTUI versions 2.46.2536 to 2.52.2553. Reactor will not run on earlier or later versions and they are not supported. If you upgrade to a later version of ALTUI than that supported, the Reactor UI may not function and could cause data/configuration loss. You should downgrade your ALTUI to the highest supported version until the newer version is certified for use with Reactor.

Caution

ALTUI is not just a very different UI for Luup, but also a significantly different development environment from that provided by Vera UI7. It is similar to, but not entirely compatible with, UI7. As a result of these issues, not every release of ALTUI will be supported.

Specific Browser Requirements for the Reactor UI

Above and beyond the platform's requirements, the Reactor UI for editing conditions and activities is, by its nature, information-dense and very task oriented, with complex interactions. It necessarily "pushes the envelope" and does things not typically seen in the more basic UIs of other plugins. The Reactor UI requires:

Current Chrome, Brave, Firefox, or Safari running natively on modern Windows, Mac or Linux (desktop);
Display size of 1024x768 minimum, larger than 1280x800 recommended;
JavaScript enabled.

I do cursory testing on Edge and Opera, but these are not recommended configurations and I do not go out of my way to fix bugs for them. While you may be able to get something done on a mobile device with a smaller-than-recommended display and device-specific browser, it won't be a fun way to work and isn't a supported configuration (i.e. I won't fix bugs or layout problems unique to those devices).

Got a UI Bug?

If you think you've found a UI bug, please (a) make sure you are on one of the supported configurations enumerated above, and the browser is up-to-date; and (b) retry the operation after starting your browser with all extensions disabled (some browsers offer a "safe mode" option that does exactly this). If the feature works with extensions disabled, you should probably report the issue to the extension developer/maintainer.

Installing Reactor

Backup First!

A full backup of your system, including the ZWave network, is always a good idea before making any important system changes.

From the Vera Plugin Marketplace (Vera)

Updates to Reactor are no longer published through the Vera App Marketplace. Please install from Github directly using the instructions below.

From the AltAppStore (Vera & openLuup)

The AltAppStore (under ALTUI) offers all current releases of Reactor as well as the current stable development branch. To install, find Reactor in the AltAppStore, choose the version you'd like to install (recommended: stable), and click the "Alt" button.

Directly from Github (Vera & openLuup)

To download the plugin from Github:

Go to the Reactor Github repository;
Choose the branch for the version of Reactor you want to download:
- master: the master branch is the most recent released version;
- hotfix: the master branch plus any important fixes that have come up since the master release — this version is expected to be at least as stable as master, if not more.
- stable: the latest development release for which basic QA has been completed — may still contain bugs, but they should be trivial;
- develop: the latest developer code changes checked in, with minimal QA — this version will be the bleeding-edge of functionality, but may also contain bugs (from the most trivial to soul-crushing, crash-inducing horrors);
Click the green "Code" button, and choose "Download ZIP" from the pop-up;
Save the ZIP file somewhere;
Unzip the ZIP file;
Upload the unzipped files to your system.
- For Vera, the uploader at Apps > Develop apps > Luup files is recommended. Select all of the unzipped files except the ".md" files and drag them as group to the "Upload" button in the Vera UI and drop them there.
- For openLuup, use whatever tool you wish to move the files into your openLuup directory. Make sure the permissions allow at least read access for the openLuup process. Reactor also requires write access to the directory in which it is installed to upgrade its device information database and create log files.
If and only if this is a first-time installation of Reactor on the system, create the Reactor master device:
- On Vera, go to Apps > Develop apps > Create Device;
- On openLuup, use ALTUI's "Create Device" button in the Devices view;
- When asked, supply the following to your platform's form (other fields may be left blank):
  - Name or Description: Reactor
  - UPnP device filename: D_Reactor.xml
  - UPnP implementation filename: I_Reactor.xml
- Click the form's submit button once to create the device.
Then reload Luup and hard reload/cache refresh your browser.

License and Use Restrictions

Reactor is not open source or public domain, and its author reserves all rights, including copyright. That said, you are granted a royalty-free license to use Reactor on any Vera or openLuup system you own for the purpose of creating automations. Except with express prior permission of its author, you may not distribute it in whole or in part. You may not reverse engineer it, or produce derivative works from its source code and original files and data, but any automations and configuration data you create for use with Reactor are, of course, yours to do with as you please (these are not considered derivative works here). The public storage and display of Reactor's source code on Github or any other medium is a requirement for its distribution and use in the environments in which it is designed to operate, and Reactor shall not be construed as having been "published" into the public domain or "Open Source" or for any other purpose or use that is inconsistent with this license. Reactor is offered "AS-IS" and "AS-AVAILABLE" together with any and all defects; all warranties, including but not limited to all express or implied warranties of fitness, are hereby disclaimed, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the author from any cause arising, of whatever nature, that may result for your use or inability to use Reactor. Your sole remedy for any defect or non-conformity is to stop using Reactor. Your use of Reactor (as evidenced by its presence, in whole or part, on any storage or media of any type in your posession) constitutes your express agreement to all terms of this license without reservation, limitation, or exclusion. If you do not agree to all of the foregoing, or if the laws of your jurisdiction exclude or limit any of the foregoing terms or conditions, you may not use Reactor and all rights granted you hereunder are withdrawn, null, and void. Your violation of any of the terms hereof contemporaneously and summarily terminates your license and any and all rights granted you hereunder.