Requirements

Installing and running Home Assistant

For TrampleTek Blue to integrate into Home Assistant you will need a device that runs Home Assistant.

The most common ways to setup a device are using a Raspberry Pi, an old PC, or using a tool called Docker. Crosstalk Solutions has a great video explaining all three of these options.

Installing ESPHome on Home Assistant

Once you get Home Assistant running you will need to add the ESPHome add-on into Home Assistant. The ESPHome install is pretty simple, search for ESPHome add-on in the Home Assistant -> settings -> Add-ons -> Add-on Store. The offical ESPHome startup guide is pretty good to, find it here.

Next Steps

Now with Home Assistant and ESPHome setup and ready, we can either try Easy Mode Installation or, if you’re a power Home Assistant user and plan to skip most of the instructions make sure to check out critical fix before looking over the mored detailed Manual Installation.