# homieiot/homie-esp8266

💡 ESP8266 framework for Homie, a lightweight MQTT convention for the IoT

Repository: https://github.com/homieiot/homie-esp8266
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/homie-esp8266
Homepage: http://homieiot.github.io/homie-esp8266
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: mqtt, homie, iot, esp8266, arduino, framework, home-automation
Last push: 2026-03-06T19:20:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3916, "days_push": 180, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1371, forks 305 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:32.037491+00:00)

## What it is
An Arduino framework for ESP8266 and ESP32 that implements the Homie MQTT convention for IoT devices. It provides configuration, OTA updates, and standardized MQTT-based device communication for home automation.

## Use cases
- build ESP8266 or ESP32 IoT devices that publish over MQTT
- implement the Homie convention for home automation sensors and actuators
- flash firmware with OTA updates to ESP-based devices
- integrate DIY devices with MQTT-based smart home controllers
- configure ESP devices over a web interface or JSON config

## When to choose
- you are building Arduino-based firmware for ESP8266/ESP32 devices
- you want a standardized MQTT convention so devices work with any Homie-compatible controller
- you need built-in device configuration and OTA update support

## When to avoid
- you need a generic MQTT client without the Homie convention
- your hardware is not ESP8266 or ESP32
- you use a different IoT protocol such as CoAP or HTTP

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: iot, middleware, sdk
- domain: iot, embedded-systems
- platform: embedded, iot, cpp
- tags: esp8266, esp32, mqtt, homie-convention, arduino, home-automation, ota-updates, platformio, automation

## Member repositories
- homieiot/homie-esp8266 (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:32.037491+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:40:50.338089+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/homieiot/homie-esp8266 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:32.037491+00:00, sha a33e117343f7)
  - homepage: http://homieiot.github.io/homie-esp8266 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:57:27.736599+00:00, sha 068a61b5dd21)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.