Hacking Your Way to a Smarter Home: Integrating Smart Sockets with Home Assistant

In this video, you'll learn how to take control of your smart sockets by replacing the firmware with Tasmota, a popular open-source alternative to the stock firmware that many smart home devices come with.

By the end of this video, you'll be able to use your smart sockets with Home Assistant, a powerful automation platform that can help you create a truly smart home. Whether you're just starting out with home automation or you're a seasoned DIY enthusiast, you're sure to learn something new in this video.

In this video, we'll be using power tools, Tasmota, and Home Assistant to replace the firmware of a smart socket. Throughout the video, I'll give you an overview of the process, showing you how to open up the smart socket and remove the stock firmware, how to flash Tasmota onto the smart socket using a USB-to-serial adapter and how to set up Home Assistant to work with your newly-flashed smart socket. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WryDSzHt8dc