Problem with Home Assistant

[leobel96]

Hi to all, I'm new with EspEasy but I'm having an headache trying to make MQTT working. I've installed the last version of ESPEasy (https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEas ... .0.0-dev12) on my NodeMCU v1.0, I've given a name to it (https://imgur.com/SGikeGy) and I've configured MQTT to work with Home Assistant (https://imgur.com/KoISxCd). Then I've tried to make a simple MQTT request (https://imgur.com/C2ju6Ti) from HA to EE but nothing happens: the pin remains HIGH. I've also tried adding and removing "/" at the beginning or changing the Unit name or sending a "1" instead of a "0" but nothing changes. Home Assistant is correctly configured because I'm using the Embedded Broker and I've already tested it with other MQTT clients. Please help me.

[grovkillen]

Have you studied the wiki and forum?

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3740

[leobel96]

Yes, I've studied it. It seems like I have got the same problem of alex and it's unfixed yet...

[grovkillen]

It seems like the built in broker for Home Assistant is not compatible with current MQTT library in ESP Easy: https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues/378

Read this: https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEas ... -315254965

You might want to test Mosquitto instead?

[leobel96]

Now it makes sense. Anyway I don't like the fact that Mosquitto is a public MQTT broker. For privacy I prefer to use the Embedded Broker.

[grovkillen]

You run Mosquitto on your own server. Not cloud based.

[leobel96]

Uhm, I'll try it and I'll let you know

[grovkillen]

I got a portable (very simple) version for tests like this. You find the link on my blog (at the bottom of the ESP blog posts).

[IoT-beginner]

The "OPENHab MQTT" controller in EspEasy does work with home assistants moquitto implementation, i use this every day.

[grovkillen]

Yes, with Mosquitto but not the HA built in broker (yet).

[vincen]

Yes, with Mosquitto but not the HA built in broker (yet).

Why do you bother with rather limited integrated MQTT server of HA ?? Just as previously told install Mosquitto (setup is pretty simple for basic configuration, declare it in HA, and connect ESPEasy to it and voilà all done

[grovkillen]

Yes, with Mosquitto but not the HA built in broker (yet).

Why do you bother with rather limited integrated MQTT server of HA ?? Just as previously told install Mosquitto (setup is pretty simple for basic configuration, declare it in HA, and connect ESPEasy to it and voilà all done

I don't understand. I use Mosquitto myself. OP is using the integrated HA broker...

[leobel96]

After a lot of problems (port conflict with the Embedded Broker) I've installed and configured Mosquitto on Home Assistant and now everything works!! Thank you. Isn't there any possibility to see in the future a compatibility between ESP Easy and the Embedded Broker? Could you please add in the Wiki a Warning for the Home Assistant's users?

[grovkillen]

I will do that in time. Thanks for the suggestion.

[leobel96]

You are welcome. Also please suggest to set a port different from 1883 in HA's configuration because it caused me a lot of troubles and it's written nowhere.