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Explore step-by-step tutorials for Home Assistant and ESPHome, where you’ll learn how to set up, customize, and automate every corner of your smart home—no prior expertise required.

For just $2, convert any existing wired doorbell into a smart doorbell; using ESPHome and Home Assistant

This article is going to show you how to convert your (existing) wired doorbell (also works for battery-powered chimes) into a smart, WiFi-enabled, doorbell. The essential components needed sets you back about $2, yes, that is correct, just two bucks. No soldering is required and you don’t have to

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12 gosund wall plugs, plugged into each other making a big stack.

Calibrating an ESPHome flashed power plug

⚠️This blog post is already really old... things changed a lot since then. Just so you know. So you got a power plug or any other device that can measure power, current or the voltage flowing through it. Nice! So did I, and I flashed them with ESPHome since well,

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