How to integrate local bytes smart plugs into Home Assistant. Follow my step-by-step guide on how I went about selecting Local Bytes smart plugs, understanding the different firmware options from Tasmota and ESPHome, and what that means for the integration method.

Learn how to configure the Mosquitto MQTT broker and then make it all work together. Finally, we briefly look at some simple dashboard controls and start with a simple Energy dashboard. The third in my series of Home Assistant videos for absolute beginners.

Chapter times
00:00 – Introduction
00:53 – Choosing a smart plug for integration with Home Assistant
05:54 – Onboarding – Step 1: Connecting Tasmota Smart Plug to WiFi
09:51 – Integration – Step 2: Installing and configuring the Mosquitto MQTT broker
1:43 p.m. – Integration – Step 3: Connecting Tasmota to the MQTT broker
20:47 – Integration – Step 4: A little tidying up!
22:51 – Some improved controls and a first pass on an energy dashboard
27:53 – Exit

Some useful links…

Local Bytes Getting Started with Tasmota
https://blog.mylocalbytes.com/kb/2022-10-01/getting-started-with-tasmota

Home Assistant start page
https://www.home-assistant.io/getting-started/

Home Assistant Community
https://community.home-assistant.io/

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