Getting started with ESPHome & Home Assistant

Adam shows you how to get started with our ESPHome devices.
Read this guide in text form: blog.mylocalbytes.com/kb/2023...
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We cover everything from connecting it to your Wi-Fi network, configuring it using the ESPHome Addon, and connecting it to Home Assistant.
This video is a great place to start if you're new to these devices.
So sit back, grab your ESPHome device, and get ready to join the world of home automation!
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Device WiFi Configuration
01:12 - HomeAssistant Discovery
01:35 - Success!
02:30 - Renaming the Device
02:50 - ESPHome Addon for Firmware Updates
03:20 - ESPHome Adoption
04:00 - Reconfiguring Encryption
04:30 - Outro
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[@mostlyindica]

Perfect timing, thanks Adam.

[@LocalBytes]

Glad it's helped!

[@olipitt12]

awesome!, is there a way to set the default state after power loss?

[@LocalBytes]

Absolutely, We've just added some more documentation to our setup guide for this! blog.mylocalbytes.com/kb/2023-11-09/getting-started-with-esphome#changing-the-default-power-on-behaviour

[@user-vv2wr8st6r]

Do I need Wifi on my home assistant machine or will the ESPHome device connect to the Wifi router and then to Home assistant via ethernet? I have tried setting up the wifi credentials on all 3 plugs I have and none of them appear in Home Assistant.

[@LocalBytes]

Thanks for your comment. Having the Home Assistant machine on Ethernet should'nt be a problem! Have you tried rebooting Home Assistant to see if that allows it to pick it up? If autodiscovery still fails, it is possible to add them manually - www.home-assistant.io/integrations/esphome/ Hope this helps!