ESPEasy
Multifunctional firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 sensors
ESPEasy is open-source firmware that turns ESP8266 and ESP32 boards into versatile sensor and actuator nodes for home automation. It supports many devices and integrates over MQTT and HTTP.
Key features
- Sensor and actuator firmware
- MQTT and HTTP
- Many supported devices
- Web configuration
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-3.0 license
- Active community (3.6k GitHub stars)
- Written in C++
- Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM
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