diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
deleted file mode 100755
index 679590d5..00000000
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "env": {
-        "es6": true,
-        "node": true,
-        "mocha": true
-    },
-    "extends": [
-        "eslint:recommended"
-    ],
-    "rules": {
-        "indent": [
-            "error",
-            4,
-            {
-                "SwitchCase": 1
-            }
-        ],
-        "no-console": "off",
-        "no-var": "error",
-        "no-unused-vars": "warn",
-        "no-trailing-spaces": "error",
-        "prefer-const": "warn",        
-        "quotes": [
-            "warn",
-            "single", 
-            { 
-                "avoidEscape": true, 
-                "allowTemplateLiterals": true 
-            }
-        ],
-        "semi": [
-            "warn",
-            "always"
-        ],
-        "no-prototype-builtins": "off"
-    },
-    "parserOptions": {
-        "ecmaVersion": 2019
-    }
-}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31ef0c37..6133f79e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ You can thank the authors by these links:
 * to Arthur Rupp https://paypal.me/ArthurRupp
 
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Changelog
+
+### UNRELEASED
+* (lebrinkma) fix linter errors
+
 ### 1.10.9 (2024-09-05)
 * (arteck) typo admin settings
 * (arteck) eslint config
diff --git a/admin/adapter-settings.js b/admin/adapter-settings.js
index e8beaf3b..5ba7c6c6 100644
--- a/admin/adapter-settings.js
+++ b/admin/adapter-settings.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const parts = path.split('/');
 parts.splice(-3);
 
 const socket = io.connect('/', { path: parts.join('/') + '/socket.io' });
-var query = (window.location.search || '').replace(/^\?/, '').replace(/#.*$/, '');
-var args = {};
+const query = (window.location.search || '').replace(/^\?/, '').replace(/#.*$/, '');
+const args = {};
 let theme = null;
 
 // parse parameters
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ query.trim().split('&').filter(function (t) { return t.trim(); }).forEach(functi
     if (!i && parts.length === 1 && !isNaN(parseInt(b, 10))) {
         args.instance = parseInt(b, 10);
     }
-    var name = parts[0];
+    const name = parts[0];
     args[name] = parts.length === 2 ? parts[1] : true;
 
     if (name === 'instance') {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ query.trim().split('&').filter(function (t) { return t.trim(); }).forEach(functi
     }
 });
 
-var instance = args.instance;
+const instance = args.instance;
 
 let common   = null; // common information of adapter
 const host     = null; // host object on which the adapter runs
@@ -96,23 +96,23 @@ function loadSettings(callback) {
             if (typeof load === 'undefined') {
                 alert('Please implement save function in your admin/index.html');
             } else {
-              const _query = query.split('&');
-              for (var q = 0; q < _query.length; q++) {
-                if (_query[q].indexOf('react=') !== -1) {
-                  $('.adapter-container').addClass('react-' + _query[q].substring(6));
-                  theme = 'react-' + _query[q].substring(6);
+                const _query = query.split('&');
+                for (let q = 0; q < _query.length; q++) {
+                    if (_query[q].indexOf('react=') !== -1) {
+                        $('.adapter-container').addClass('react-' + _query[q].substring(6));
+                        theme = 'react-' + _query[q].substring(6);
+                    }
                 }
-              }
-              load(res.native, onChange);
+                load(res.native, onChange);
             }
             if (typeof callback === 'function') {
                 callback();
             }
         } else {
-          if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-              callback();
-          }
-          alert('error loading settings for ' + _adapterInstance + '\n\n' + err);
+            if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+                callback();
+            }
+            alert('error loading settings for ' + _adapterInstance + '\n\n' + err);
         }
     });
 }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function prepareTooltips() {
                     link = 'https://github.com/ioBroker/ioBroker.' + common.name + '#' + id;
                 }
             }
-            if (!link.match('^https?:\/\/')) {
+            if (!link.match('^https?:\/\/')) { //eslint-disable-line no-useless-escape
                 if (common.readme) {
                     link = common.readme + '#' + link;
                 } else {
@@ -207,9 +207,8 @@ function onChange(isChanged) {
 }
 
 function showMessage(message, title, icon) {
-    var $dialogMessage;
     // noinspection JSJQueryEfficiency
-    $dialogMessage = $('#dialog-message');
+    let $dialogMessage = $('#dialog-message');
     if (!$dialogMessage.length) {
         $('body').append(
             '<div class="m"><div id="dialog-message" class="modal modal-fixed-footer">' +
diff --git a/admin/admin.js b/admin/admin.js
index eb4286ba..a3e30449 100644
--- a/admin/admin.js
+++ b/admin/admin.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ let devices = [],
     networkEvents,
     responseCodes = false,
     groups = {},
-    devGroups = {},
+    devGroups = {}, // eslint-disable-line prefer-const
     binding = [],
     excludes = [],
     coordinatorinfo = {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function editName(id, name) {
                 if (d.hasOwnProperty('memberinfo')) {
                     for (const member of d.memberinfo) {
                         const epid = EndPointIDfromEndPoint(member.ep);
-                        for (var i = 0; i < groupables.length; i++) {
+                        for (let i = 0; i < groupables.length; i++) {
                             if (groupables[i].epid == epid) {
                                 groupables[i].memberOf.push(d.native.id.replace('group_', ''));
                             }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ function editName(id, name) {
             }
         }
         console.log('groupables: ' + JSON.stringify(groupables));
-        for (var i = 0; i < groupables.length; i++) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < groupables.length; i++) {
             if (i > 1) {
                 $('#modaledit').find('translate.device_with_endpoint').innerHtml = name + ' ' + groupables[i].epid;
             }
@@ -419,10 +419,10 @@ function editName(id, name) {
         const newName = $('#modaledit').find('input[id=\'d_name\']').val();
         const groupsbyid = {};
         if (groupables.length > 0) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < groupables.length; i++) {
+            for (let i = 0; i < groupables.length; i++) {
                 const ng = $('#d_groups_ep' + i).val();
                 if (ng.toString() != groupables[i].memberOf.toString())
-                  groupsbyid[groupables[i].ep.ID] = GenerateGroupChange(groupables[i].memberOf, ng);
+                    groupsbyid[groupables[i].ep.ID] = GenerateGroupChange(groupables[i].memberOf, ng);
             }
         }
         console.log('grpid ' + JSON.stringify(groupsbyid));
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ function editName(id, name) {
 }
 
 function GenerateGroupChange(oldmembers, newmembers) {
-    let grpchng = [];
+    const grpchng = [];
     for (const oldg of oldmembers)
         if (!newmembers.includes(oldg)) grpchng.push('-' + oldg);
     for (const newg of newmembers)
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ function showDevices() {
         } else {
             //if (d.groups && d.info && d.info.device._type == "Router") {
             if (d.groups) {
-//                devGroups[d._id] = d.groups;
+                //devGroups[d._id] = d.groups;
                 if (typeof d.groups.map == 'function') {
                     d.groupNames = d.groups.map(item => {
                         return groups[item] || '';
@@ -557,10 +557,10 @@ function showDevices() {
     roomSelector.empty();
     roomSelector.append(`<li class="device-order-item" data-type="All" tabindex="0"><a class="translate" data-lang="All">All</a></li>`);
     Array.from(allRooms)
-      .sort()
-      .forEach((item) => {
-        roomSelector.append(`<li class="device-order-item" data-type="${item}" tabindex="0"><a class="translate" data-lang="${item}">${item}</a></li>`);
-    });
+        .sort()
+        .forEach((item) => {
+            roomSelector.append(`<li class="device-order-item" data-type="${item}" tabindex="0"><a class="translate" data-lang="${item}">${item}</a></li>`);
+        });
     $('#room-filter a').click(function () {
         $('#room-filter-btn').text($(this).text());
         doFilter();
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ function letsPairingWithCode(code) {
             showMessage(msg.error, _('Error'));
         }
         else {
-          showPairingProcess();
+            showPairingProcess();
         }
     });
 }
@@ -887,13 +887,13 @@ function load(settings, onChange) {
     });
 
     $('#code_pairing').click(function () {
-      if (!$('#pairing').hasClass('pulse')) {
-        $('#codeentry a.btn[name=\'pair\']').click(() => {
-            const code = $('#codeentry').find('input[id=\'qr_code\']').val();
-            letsPairingWithCode(code)
-        });
-        $('#codeentry').modal('open');
-      }
+        if (!$('#pairing').hasClass('pulse')) {
+            $('#codeentry a.btn[name=\'pair\']').click(() => {
+                const code = $('#codeentry').find('input[id=\'qr_code\']').val();
+                letsPairingWithCode(code)
+            });
+            $('#codeentry').modal('open');
+        }
     });
 
     $(document).ready(function () {
@@ -2794,7 +2794,7 @@ function doFilter(inputText) {
                             break;
                         default: valid = true;
                     }
-                } 
+                }
                 return valid;
             });
         } else {
diff --git a/eslint.config.cjs b/eslint.config.cjs
index 2c911fa6..77624b38 100644
--- a/eslint.config.cjs
+++ b/eslint.config.cjs
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ const compat = new FlatCompat({
 
 module.exports = [
     {
-        ignores: ['.dev-server/**'],
+        ignores: [
+            '.dev-server/**',
+            'admin/*.min.js',
+            'admin/words.js'
+        ],
     },
     ...compat.extends('eslint:recommended', 'plugin:prettier/recommended'),
     {
@@ -38,7 +42,6 @@ module.exports = [
             'no-fallthrough': 'off',
             'no-console': 'off',
             'no-prototype-builtins': 'off',
-            'no-useless-escape': 'off',
             'no-undef': 'warn',
             'no-empty': 'warn',
             'no-var': 'warn',
diff --git a/lib/backup.js b/lib/backup.js
index f84d6bf8..39541943 100644
--- a/lib/backup.js
+++ b/lib/backup.js
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ class Backup {
         }
     }
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
     delBackupsFiles(options, files) {
         const arr = files.length;
         if (arr > 10) {