I shouldn’t be a noob, but here I am

[tiberiusguy]

So the app was working fine for my existing bulbs, and I found more to add to my system. They did not connect. I tried to reinstall my app, as I was provided with another hub… no app… so I came here.

Do I apply this code to my hub, my router or an app on my phone? I’m so confused. I am using apple devices, but not apple home kit… I think I need to buy an arduino? Thanks, I have about 15 bulbs now, I guess they can be cheap wattage now

[sktaylortrash]

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking I think you're referring to the phone app. To my knowledge, it's still in the IOS app store and should let you add new bulbs to your hub. If you have bulbs that were previously joined to a different hub, you will need to reset them so they can join a new one.
Removing a Light Bulb Manually
You can remove a light bulb from the old hub by turning the power to the light fixture off and on three times consecutively to reset the light bulb. During this process, leave the power off for at least two seconds and then on for one second (after the third cycle, leave the power on). When the light bulb has been removed from the network, it will brighten and dim continually.
At this point, you should be able to follow the normal sync procedure from the app to add a bulb

On the other hand. The application in this repo is a web application that needs to be installed on a local webserver. You can do that on a cheap device like a raspberry pi or even Apache on Windows or Mac. Its purpose is to replace the webserver that used to be on the hub itself. Additionally, it provides an interface for a Home Automation hub like Home Assistant to control the bulbs using the MQTT protocol.
Once this app is installed, it can also let you join new bulbs to your hub or control the ones already connected to it.