Software Alternatives & Reviews

Finally picked up some Shelly’s! I know nothing as far as things like MQTT. What rabbit holes should I go down in this world?

Node-RED mosquitto Home-Assistant.io ESPHome
  1. Node-RED is a programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #DevOps Tools #Automation #API Tools 120 social mentions

  2. Eclipse Mosquitto is an open source (EPL/EDL licensed) message broker that implements the MQTT protocol versions 5.0, 3.1.1 and 3.1. Mosquitto is lightweight and is suitable for use on all devices
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #IoT Connectivity #Data Integration #Web Service Automation 37 social mentions

  3. Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform running on Python 3.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Home #Home Intelligence #Automation 66 social mentions

  4. ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Home #Automation #Home Intelligence 132 social mentions

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