https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/02c307da-e67f-4a21-b026-5d057d2ba045 The Home Assistant project came a long way and currently is the de facto standard for serious home automation. Time to show you my setup. Because, of course, it has some specialties. We will go through nine hurdles and find a solution for each of them. Watching this video might save you valuable time. Why two boards (options)? HA Automations or Node-Red? Installation of HA Terminal and RSA key Install HACS Install File Editor Install Node-Red Companion and Node-Red WebSocket support Show containers in HA window Install ESPHome and create Example sensors Flash Sonoff S26 Smart Plug Write data to another server HA Zigbee or Zigbee2MQTT? My second channel: https://www.youtube.com/HB9BLAWireless Links: ESP32 DevBoard used: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ANHrBc Cheap ESP32 Dev Board: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ApGhKT ESP8266 Dev Board: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ArLZRN Sonoff S26: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmrVbcL Installing Home Assistant: https://youtu.be/7shrjdud08E Enable SSH In Home Assistant: https://youtu.be/_ANmn9QSLtA Install HACS: https://youtu.be/D6ZlhE-Iv9E Sonoff S26 Code: https://esphome.io/devices/sonoff_s20.html HA Binary Sensor Code: https://esphome.io/guides/getting_started_hassio.html VSCode SSH using RSA Keys: https://youtu.be/PDVnUErS_us The links above usually are affiliate links that support the channel (no additional cost for you). Supporting Material and Blog Page: http://www.sensorsiot.org Github: https://www.github.com/sensorsiot My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/AndreasSpiess Discord: https://discord.gg/JfgDSa8 If you want to support the channel, please use the links below to start your shopping. No additional charges for you, but I get a commission on your purchases to buy new stuff for the channel My Amazon.com shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/andreasspiess For Banggood https://bit.ly/2jAQEf4 For AliExpress: http://bit.ly/2B0yTLL For Amazon.de: http://amzn.to/2r0ZCYI For Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2mxBaJf For ebay.com: http://ebay.to/2DuYXBp https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013947273409 https://twitter.com/spiessa https://www.instructables.com/member/Andreas%20Spiess/ Please do not try to email me. This communication channel is reserved for my primary job As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases #no#midroll#ads 00:00 Intro 00:42 Content 01:08 My Setup 02:06 Why two boards (options)? 03:53 HA Automations or Node-Red? 04:24 Installation of HA 04:44 Terminal and RSA key 05:28 Install HACS 06:22 File Editor 06:36 Node-Red Companion and Node-Red WebSocket support 08:56 Show containers in HA window 09:50 Install ESPHome and create Example sensors 12:22 Flash Sonoff S26 Smart Plug 13:15 Write data to another server 13:43 HA Zigbee or Zigbee2MQTT? 14:00 My verdict 15:11 My open points Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:40:48 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/02c307da-e67f-4a21-b026-5d057d2ba045 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.