Simplify your esphome config with packages

Use this github package to simplify your Esphome configuration files that imports common functions (ESP32-devices)

substitutions:
  device_name: test_device_lab
  friendly_name: LAB Test Device 13

packages:
  common_files:
    url: https://github.com/2technology/esphome_config
    ref: main
    refresh: 1d
    files: [common/fonts.yaml,
            common/common.yaml
    ]

esphome:
  name: $device_name
  friendly_name: $friendly_name

# the rest of your config file

What does common.yaml include

The common.yaml file in the 2technology/esphome_config repository defines several sensors, text sensors, binary sensors, and buttons for ESPHome configurations:

• Sensors:

  • WiFi signal strength (wifi_s)
  • WiFi quality (wifi_quality)
  • Device uptime (uptime_s)

• Text Sensors:

  • ESPHome version
  • WiFi info (IP address, SSID, BSSID)

• Binary Sensors:

  • Device status

• Buttons:

  • Restart device

• OTA:

  • ESPHome OTA with password protection

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