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The ps4 component allows you to control a Sony PlayStation 4 console.

• This component supports controlling a single PlayStation 4 for your instance. Additional consoles may be supported in a future release.

{% linkable_title Requirements %}

• Android or iOS device
• PS4 Second Screen App for Android or iOS installed on device.

{% linkable_title Set up %}

1. Download the Second Screen App and make sure that you can find and control your PlayStation 4 normally.

Read the section "Granting Port Access" below before continuing.

2. Navigate to Configuration -> Integrations and select Configure for PlayStation 4.

3. Follow instructions displayed to generate user credentials. You will know this step is completed when a form with fields appears.

4. Pair Home Assistant to your PlayStation 4 by filling in the fields.

• Note: To find your correct region refer to the section Regions

{% linkable_title Granting Port Access %}

The PlayStation 4 component requires the use of privileged ports to work correctly, specifically UDP port 987 and TCP port 997. Depending on your OS of your Home Assistant instance you may need to allow usage of privileged ports manually. Home Assistant installed on a Debian-type OS for example, such as Debian, Hassbian, Rassbian, and Armbian may require configuration.

Do not run your Home Assistant instance itself as root or with root/sudo privileges to accomplish this. This would create a security risk for your host system.

There are varying methods to perform this, dependent on your OS that is running Home Assistant. Specifically, your Python Interpreter which runs your Home Assistant instance needs access to the mentioned ports.

If your Home Assistant device is running Hass.io on HassOS, it does not require additional configuration.

• Example for Debian: sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' /usr/bin/python3.5 Replace "/usr/bin/python3.5" with your path to Python that is running Home Assistant.

{% linkable_title Docker %}

When running Home Assistant using Docker, make sure that the Home Assistant container is discoverable by the PS4. This can be achieved by ensuring that the Home Assistant container uses the host network driver (by passing --net=host to the container when creating, or adding network_mode: "host" to your compose file when using docker-compose).

{% linkable_title Configuration %}

The PlayStation 4 component does not use entries from `configuration.yaml`. You must configure this component by using `Integrations`

{% linkable_title Regions %}

Some titles will have different SKUs in the PlayStation Store database depending on your region. You must select your specific region in the setup in order to retrieve the cover art for such titles correctly. If you do not know your region, reference the table below:

Region ID	Locales
R1	Bermuda, Canada, United States
	and U.S. territories
R2	The Middle East, Western Europe,
	Central Europe, Egypt,
	French overseas territories, Greenland,
	Japan, Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland
R3	Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau,
	South Korea and Taiwan
R4	Australasia, Central America,
	the Caribbean, Mexico, Oceania, South America
R5	The rest of Africa, Former Soviet Union,
	the Indian subcontinent, Mongolia, North Korea

Region 6: Mainland China, is not supported as there is no English database available.

{% linkable_title Services %}

{% linkable_title Service send_command %}

Emulate button press on PlayStation 4. This emulates the commands available for the PS4 Second Screen App. This is not to be confused with DualShock 4 controller buttons.

Service data attribute	Optional	Example	Description
entity_id	No	media_player.playstation_4	The entity id for your PlayStation 4.
command	No	ps	The command you want to send.

{% linkable_title Available Commands %}

Full list of supported commands.

Command	Button Emulated
ps	PS (PlayStation)
option	Option
enter	Enter
back	Back
up	Swipe Up
down	Swipe Down
left	Swipe Left
right	Swipe Right