You typically use ESPHome with Home Assistant, but you can also connect it to other systems such as Node-RED or just have it as a stand-alone device. ESPHome is perfect for building DIY Sensors. I'm going to use the MQTT and HTTP ESPHome components to connect a sensor to Node-RED without the need to Home Assistant. ESPHome Install Script: https://gist.github.com/letsautomatenet/41731adc9c32da9365136d0401188c1a ESPHome YAML Example: https://gist.github.com/letsautomatenet/767c4e40cc157b48a3036d38989c8e2e 00:00 Intro 01:48 Uses of ESPHome without Home Assistant 02:42 ESPHome Install | Ubuntu 06:03 Summary of flashing ESPHome Devices 06:49 Use MQTT with ESPHome 10:54 Use HTTP / Webhooks with ESPHome 12:47 Outro #esphome #homeassistant #nodered
You typically use ESPHome with Home Assistant, but you can also connect it to other systems such as Node-RED or just have it as a stand-alone device. ESPHome is perfect for building DIY Sensors. I'm going to use the MQTT and HTTP ESPHome components to connect a sensor to Node-RED without the need to Home Assistant. ESPHome Install Script: https://gist.github.com/letsautomatenet/41731adc9c32da9365136d0401188c1a ESPHome YAML Example: https://gist.github.com/letsautomatenet/767c4e40cc157b48a3036d38989c8e2e 00:00 Intro 01:48 Uses of ESPHome without Home Assistant 02:42 ESPHome Install | Ubuntu 06:03 Summary of flashing ESPHome Devices 06:49 Use MQTT with ESPHome 10:54 Use HTTP / Webhooks with ESPHome 12:47 Outro #esphome #homeassistant #nodered