OpenHAB is an open source home automation project. It comes with an iOS application to enable users to control OpenHab from their iOS devices.  In this post we will show the steps to setup the development environment in mac, and also go through the steps to build and run the app on an iOS device.

The github and information for the iOS project can be found here.

First, we need to apply for an Apple Developer account if we don’t already have one.

Next download and install XCode from app store in MAC.

We need to create a directory to hold the project.

Download the project files using git.

Then we need to install CocoaPods.

Now navigate into the project directory and install Cocoapods dependencies.

Next, we can open the project workspace.

Hit the little triangle to run in simulator.