<aside> 💡 This guide can be used to set up a self-hosted version of beestat either for privacy or for the purpose of contributing to the project.

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Requirements

Before you begin, you will need the following:

• A domain name. It does not have to be publicly accessible, but it does have to exist and you need to be able to generate a valid SSL certificate for it. This guide assumes you have a domain and access to update DNS records to obtain a free SSL certificate from LetsEncrypt. You can get a cheap domain name from Namecheap. I am assuming you are using a subdomain like beestat.yourdomain.com in this guide.
• A server to run the code on. A Linux server running PHP 8.1 (and not greater) and MySQL 8 with a web server of your choice should be adequate. Ubuntu and Apache are used in this guide.

<aside> ⚠️ PHP versions above 8.1 will not work. Please see here: https://github.com/beestat/app/issues/409

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Ecobee Developer

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At this time, ecobee is blocking new developer registrations. There is currently no way to sign up or create a new app.

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1. Create an ecobee account if you don’t already have one.
2. Log in here: https://www.ecobee.com/home/developer/loginDeveloper.jsp
3. Accept the SDK agreement
4. Enter a company name (your own name is fine)
5. Sign in to your account at https://www.ecobee.com
6. Open the sidebar and click Developer
7. Create a new app. For Authorization Method, select Authorization Code
8. Set the Redirect URI field to https://beestat.yourdomain.com/api/ecobee_initialize.php
9. Once the app is created, save the API Key on the Name and Summary tab for later.

Apache Setup

Make sure you have the latest package list