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The fastest way I've found is https://esphome.io/ https://esphome.io/. You can literally flash an esp32/esp8266 and have a device up and running in minutes. Yo
by mankyd 3y ago
The fastest way I've found is https://esphome.io/ https://esphome.io/. You can literally flash an esp32/esp8266 and have a device up and running in minutes.
You of course need some central server to collect and act upon the data. I use HomeAsssistant, but I am sure other options work as well.
- mdrzn 3y agoI managed to install HA on a Raspberry 2, but after that I got lost very quick with all the integrations and stuff. I'll give it a try, thanks!
- mankyd 3y agoIn that case, make sure you check out https://esphome.io/guides/getting_started_hassio.html https://esphome.io/guides/getting_started_hassio.html Once setup, you can open any HA on a computer of your choice, plug in an esp* via usb, and flash it from your browser. Once it's flashed over usb once, you can disconnect from your computer and flash it via OTA (i.e. remotely) in the future. You can connect whatever sensors or outputs you want and change it at any time.
- zeekaran 3y agoHA has made massive strides in the last few years. Depending on how long ago you tried that, it might be a lot more user friendly now.