C onfigure the MQTT client on the ESP- l ink website under the REST/MQTT tab.

Once the Mosquitto MQTT server is up we can connect the ESP-link firmware to it and start sending regular MQTT reports from the Gbox420 sketch.

Using an encrypted VPN tunnel back to your home network is a lot more secure than opening up ports on your local network toward the internet. This is a highly recommended component for remote management. WireGuard: VPN service to access Home Assistant from anywhere on the internet. Visual Studio Code: Source-code editor, perfect for editing configuration files directly from a browser window. Super useful during the setup of other add-ons. Samba share: Accessing the system files of Home Assistant as a remote file share. ( The Arduino modules are still fully autonomous and do not need Node-RED to operate) This is the 'brain' of the automation that handles receiving and storing sensor readings in a database, checking alerts, and displaying a dashboard for interacting with the Arduino modules.

Node-RED: Visual programming interface for creating the data processing logic on the Home Assistant side. Used to relay sensor readings towards HA, and send back commands to the Main module. Mosquitto broker: Handles the MQTT communication between the Main module and Home Assistant / Node-RED. InfluxDB: Database to store the sensor readings reported by the Gbox420 Main sketch. Home Assistant Google Drive Backup: Backing up snapshots of the entire Home Assistant system to Google Drive. Grafana: Provides charts, graphs, and alerts (alerts are currently handled by Node-RED) - Historical overview of the sensor readings. Also super useful for blocking ads/malware on devices connected to the local WiFi.ĭuck DNS: Free DNS service for remote access, also used for retrieving Let's Encrypt SSL certificates for HTTPS - Needed for securing communication with Home Assistant. AdGuard Home: Required for DNS redirection when connecting from the local WiFi network and using SSL certificates with HTTPS.

Adguard home assistant