Setup Guide

Parking Light with Loxone

Automatically turn on the parking area light when you arrive home and turn it off when you leave.

Lighting

What You'll Build

When you drive into your driveway, the parking area light turns on automatically. When you leave, it turns off. The automation uses:

  • GeoHook to detect when you enter or leave your home area
  • Loxone Miniserver to control the light via a Virtual Input

Prerequisites

  • GeoHook installed on your iPhone
  • A Loxone Miniserver on your local network (or reachable via Loxone Cloud DNS)
  • Loxone Config software to set up the Virtual Input
  • A light output already configured in Loxone (the physical wiring)
Network tip: Your Miniserver needs to be reachable from your iPhone when you arrive. If you don’t use Loxone Cloud DNS, we recommend Tailscale — a free VPN that makes your home network accessible from anywhere without opening ports or configuring your router.

Step 1: Create a Virtual Input in Loxone Config

Open Loxone Config and connect to your Miniserver.

  1. In the periphery tree, right-click Virtual Inputs and select Add Virtual Input
  2. Name it something descriptive, e.g. GeoHook Parking
  3. Note the name you gave it — you'll need it for the webhook URL
  4. Connect the Virtual Input to your lighting controller (e.g. a Switch or Lighting Controller function block)
  5. Save and deploy the configuration to your Miniserver
Tip: Use a Stairwell Light Switch (Treppenlichtschalter) function block if you want the light to turn off automatically after a set duration, regardless of GeoHook. This way the light won't stay on forever if the exit trigger is missed.

Step 2: Find Your Webhook URL

The Loxone Miniserver HTTP API follows this pattern:

http://<miniserver-ip>/dev/sps/io/<input-name>/<value>

For your parking light, you need two URLs:

Turn ON (entry action):

http://192.168.1.100/dev/sps/io/GeoHook%20Parking/on

Turn OFF (exit action):

http://192.168.1.100/dev/sps/io/GeoHook%20Parking/off
Note: Replace 192.168.1.100 with your Miniserver's IP address. Spaces in the input name must be URL-encoded as %20. If you use Loxone Cloud DNS, the URL would be https://dns.loxonecloud.com/<your-serial>/dev/sps/io/... instead.

Authentication

The Miniserver requires authentication. You can either:

  • Use GeoHook's built-in username/password fields in the webhook settings (recommended)
  • Or include credentials in the URL: http://user:pass@192.168.1.100/dev/sps/io/...

Step 3: Set Up the Area in GeoHook

  1. Open GeoHook and tap + to add a new area
  2. Name it “Home” (or whatever fits)
New area with name Home
  1. Tap Add area detector
Add area detector dialog showing Geo Area and iBeacon options
  1. Choose Add Geo Area
  2. Tap Use Current Location if you're there, or use Edit on Map to place the pin
  3. Adjust the radius to cover your driveway and parking area (150m is a good starting point)
Geo area editor with coordinates and radius
  1. Confirm with Save
Why “Add Geo Area”? GeoHook supports two types of area detectors: Geo Area (GPS-based circle) and iBeacons (Bluetooth-based). Both count equally — an entry is triggered as soon as any detector is satisfied. For this guide, a Geo Area is all you need. If you later want more precise detection, you can add an iBeacon to the same area.

Step 4: Add the Entry Webhook (Light ON)

  1. In the location editor, scroll to Entry Actions and tap Add Action
Area editor showing Entry Actions section
  1. Configure the webhook:
    • Name: Parking Light ON
    • URL: http://192.168.1.100/dev/sps/io/GeoHook%20Parking/on
    • Method: GET
    • Username/Password: Your Loxone credentials
Webhook editor with name and URL filled in

Expand Advanced HTTP Settings to enter your Loxone credentials:

Webhook editor showing HTTP method and authentication fields

Step 5: Add the Exit Webhook (Light OFF)

  1. In the location editor, go to Exit Actions
  2. Tap Add Action
  3. Configure the webhook:
    • Name: Parking Light OFF
    • URL: http://192.168.1.100/dev/sps/io/GeoHook%20Parking/off
    • Method: GET
    • Username/Password: Same Loxone credentials
Area editor showing entry and exit actions configured

Step 6: Test It

  1. Open the location in GeoHook
  2. Scroll down to Debug & Testing
  3. Tap Simulate Entry — the parking light should turn on
  4. Tap Simulate Exit — the parking light should turn off
  5. Check the Activity tab for the webhook result (HTTP 200 = success)
Debug section with Simulate Entry and Exit buttons
Troubleshooting: If you get a 401 Unauthorized error, double-check your Loxone username and password. If you get a connection error, ensure your iPhone is on the same network as the Miniserver (or use Cloud DNS for remote access).

Optional: Only When Driving

If you want the light to turn on only when you arrive by car (not when walking or cycling), add a vehicle condition to the entry webhook:

  1. Edit the entry webhook
  2. Under Vehicle Condition, select Nearby
  3. Choose your vehicle (Tesla Phone Key or iBeacon)

This requires a GeoHook subscription and a configured vehicle (Tesla Phone Key or iBeacon inside the car).

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