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esphome ESPHome

ESPHome is used to connect my custom IoT devices to Home Assistant.

I prefer to use ESP32 devices over ESP8266.

⚙ Config

Default Port: 6052

compose.yaml 
  esphome:
    container_name: esphome
    image: ghcr.io/esphome/esphome:2025.8.1
    volumes:
      - ./esphome:/config
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    restart: unless-stopped
    privileged: true
    networks:
      - localnet
    ports:
      - 6052:6052
    # network_mode: host

ha Home Assistant

Note

The Host should match the container name of ESPHome.

Host: esphome

Port: 6052

💡 Devices

♨ Water Heater Monitor

I have added a device to monitor my water heater pilot to ensure that the pilot is still lit. I had an issue where my water heater thermocouple malfunctioned which caused my pilot light to go out.

🚀 Future

Future planned devices.

💧 Water Level Sensor

I have an indoor plant grower that runs out of water.

Create a sensor to send a notification when the water level is low.

🔗 References