Looking for a Better Solution: Controlling LG TV with Vera

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been trying to figure out how to control my LG TV with webOS 3.0 directly from Vera without using an add-on. I know there’s no official add-on for LG TVs, which is a bit frustrating because LG and Samsung are the main players out there. I’ve managed to work around this by setting up Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 3 and using a virtual switch in Vera to send a curl command to Home Assistant’s REST API. It works, but it feels a bit hacky to rely on another system just for this one function.

Here’s what I did:

  1. Installed Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 3.
  2. Added the LG webOS component to Home Assistant.
  3. Created a virtual switch in Vera.
  4. Set up a scene in Vera that sends a curl command to Home Assistant to turn the TV on.

This setup works perfectly, but I’m curious if there’s a more streamlined way to achieve this directly from Vera without involving Home Assistant. I’ve heard about using Lua scripts or other workarounds, but I’m not sure how to implement them. Does anyone have experience with this or know of a better approach?

I’d love to hear if others have found a more integrated solution or if there’s a way to authenticate with LG’s services directly from Vera. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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