r/esphome
ESPHome is a framework for working with ESP devices, and making them easier to setup and use in a home automation environment.
How to think about r/esphome
The community focuses on ESPHome, a framework designed to simplify the setup and use of ESP devices in home automation systems. Members share experiences, troubleshoot issues, and exchange ideas on integrating various devices using YAML configurations. The emphasis on practical applications and user-friendly solutions distinguishes this community, making it a go-to resource for enthusiasts and developers alike.
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Audience
Participants are typically tech-savvy individuals, including hobbyists, DIY enthusiasts, and professionals interested in home automation. The demographic often skews towards males aged 20-40, with a strong interest in electronics and programming. Members are generally collaborative, eager to share knowledge, and seek practical solutions to enhance their home automation setups.
Posting culture
The posting culture values detailed technical discussions, with successful posts often featuring clear explanations, code snippets, and troubleshooting tips. Content that lacks depth or is overly promotional tends to receive downvotes. Members frequently engage in Q&A formats, and timely responses are appreciated, fostering a sense of community support and collaboration.
Brand engagement notes
Brands looking to engage with this community should focus on providing value through educational content, such as tutorials, case studies, or innovative use cases of ESPHome. Direct promotion is often met with skepticism, so brands should avoid overt marketing tactics. Instead, they can build credibility by participating in discussions, answering questions, and sharing insights that align with the community's interests in home automation and technology.
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What r/esphome talks about
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External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/[deleted]
- u/tungvu256
- u/tiberiusgv
- u/ConstructionSafe2814
- u/jruben4
- u/jesserockz
- u/poldim
- u/Necessary_Ad_238
- u/sbehta
- u/mccmax95
- u/ApolloAutomation
- u/No_beef_here
- u/Ok-Jury5684
- u/dsg123456789
- u/AlsoNotTheMamma
- u/kjarkr
- u/DJBenson
- u/ayers_81
- u/dmwizzard
- u/Signal_Inside3436
- u/ripnetuk
- u/ThePantser
- u/swake88
- u/openshwprojects
- u/spacebass
- u/buyythedip
- u/BigGuyWhoKills
- u/Zealousideal_Hold292
- u/djw17
- u/John_H0ward
- u/gm-reddit
- u/danielholm
- u/MutantIvy
- u/tortuga3385
- u/daninet
- u/njain2686
- u/kozyautomation
- u/aOa0
- u/strange_v
- u/digaus
- u/sancho_sk
- u/Grouchy_Inspection_1
- u/digiblur
- u/Vearts
- u/JSC918
- u/Willman3755
- u/Giannis_Dor
- u/rabbidrascal
- u/womble123
- u/DrummerElectronic247
- u/clin248
- u/ferbulous
- u/Cris_C_
- u/LostFerret
- u/gmaclean
- u/qwik3r
- u/mveinot
- u/IroesStrongarm
- u/GuaranteeHealthy5075
- u/smartroad
- u/ML2128
- u/az116
- u/C0MTRYA
- u/QuevedoDeMalVino
- u/theremote
- u/Prelzel
- u/freewarefreak
- u/atlecc
- u/acmp42
- u/Proper_You_8290
- u/dutr
- u/selmaohneh
- u/Human_Neighborhood71
- u/Rudd-X
- u/gcoeverything
- u/petitmorte2
- u/Craftkorb
- u/uttaran18
- u/Kaherdin
- u/R_s_2
- u/WorriedAcanthisitta3
- u/makutene
- u/max24688
- u/McFly_1984
- u/AeroSteveO
- u/did_not_vote
- u/Turbulent-Growth-477
- u/SomeKindOfWonderfull
- u/scubieman
- u/Useful_Distance4325
- u/smibrandon
- u/Potential_Financial
- u/BillOfTheWebPeople
- u/iowarelocation
- u/jesseburns
- u/mrkricfalusi
- u/muchtall
- u/nuk3man
- u/guidotillema
- u/eLaVALYs
By votes
- u/jesserockz
- u/ripnetuk
- u/cybershoe
- u/[deleted]
- u/ThePantser
- u/strange_v
- u/ML2128
- u/tiberiusgv
- u/poldim
- u/digaus
- u/swake88
- u/dmwizzard
- u/openshwprojects
- u/drpeppershaker
- u/dsg123456789
- u/tungvu256
- u/okfine1337
- u/Necessary_Ad_238
- u/Till_Fl
- u/theremote
- u/freewarefreak
- u/SpiritualHomework9
- u/az116
- u/ApolloAutomation
- u/jruben4
- u/sbehta
- u/alaincam
- u/Prelzel
- u/mccmax95
- u/digiblur
- u/C0MTRYA
- u/spacebass
- u/AlsoNotTheMamma
- u/ConstructionSafe2814
- u/BigGuyWhoKills
- u/Aggravating_Tank_769
- u/Grouchy_Inspection_1
- u/QuevedoDeMalVino
- u/STATERA_DIGITAL
- u/harperthomas
- u/Kartoffel_Gangster
- u/PricelessToolkit
- u/yogurthewise
- u/buyythedip
- u/No_beef_here
- u/Vearts
- u/ayers_81
- u/mircatmin
- u/intactron
- u/kjarkr
- u/DJBenson
- u/sancho_sk
- u/sportscliche
- u/Smallxmac
- u/Proper_You_8290
- u/gm-reddit
- u/m_r_k
- u/buxtronix
- u/dutr
- u/atlecc
- u/acmp42
- u/selmaohneh
- u/thekaufaz
- u/Rudd-X
- u/Ok-Jury5684
- u/Erikpendragon
- u/G4rlock
- u/pavlyi1
- u/Human_Neighborhood71
- u/uttaran18
- u/djw17
- u/danielholm
- u/Simple-Panic4534
- u/LoopOnTech
- u/JSC918
- u/Zealousideal_Hold292
- u/Signal_Inside3436
- u/MrTechGadget
- u/xXZoulocKXx
- u/gtderEvan
- u/PyLit_tv
- u/max24688
- u/gcoeverything
- u/R_s_2
- u/yrys88
- u/Certain-You3770
- u/Willman3755
- u/MutantIvy
- u/rabbidrascal
- u/womble123
- u/NeilHanlon
- u/FallenCptJack
- u/WeirdOneTwoThree
- u/Decpex
- u/ZealousidealDraw4075
- u/PanicRide
- u/did_not_vote
- u/smibrandon
- u/iowarelocation
- u/daninet
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/ThePantser
- u/cptskippy
- u/Snowssnowsnowy
- u/ML2128
- u/RedditNotFreeSpeech
- u/strange_v
- u/poldim
- u/freewarefreak
- u/Ok-Jury5684
- u/ProBonoDevilAdvocate
- u/Necessary_Ad_238
- u/UngluedChalice
- u/mattfox27
- u/lmamakos
- u/itsaride
- u/okfine1337
- u/spacebass
- u/WithAnAitchDammit
- u/ButCaptainThatsMYRum
- u/GritsNGreens
- u/javellin
- u/ripnetuk
- u/Creepy-Ad8688
- u/porksmash
- u/iknowcraig
- u/theremote
- u/sokl
- u/KiasAreCool
- u/killermouse0
- u/TECbill
- u/lithboy
- u/Icy_Alternative_1611
- u/jesseburns
- u/CharlesGarfield
- u/the_jeffro
- u/DozerNine
- u/jdsmofo
- u/department_g33k
- u/ShepardsPrayer
- u/moe_moe_moe_
- u/prokyle123
- u/tubbana
- u/scr3wdriver
- u/WhatNowFred
- u/Syralist
- u/gurumitts
- u/mandreko
- u/100GbE
- u/sunkid
- u/quixotic-don
- u/ebuy05
- u/smarqu3s
- u/Muksu234
- u/Keliam
- u/pyrodex1980
- u/thykingok
- u/TCSNY_Dan
- u/TechOwlIne
- u/jruben4
- u/ocddartitesmaker
- u/estevez__
- u/Mav3rick85
- u/SaveFutureYou
- u/drpeppershaker
- u/digital_1
- u/Luqqas66
- u/DIY_CHRIS
- u/Content-Regular2086
- u/BillOfTheWebPeople
- u/Therefor3
- u/daj102
- u/ShafordoDrForgone
- u/CaptClaude
- u/yogurthewise
- u/gbdavidx
- u/The_M1K3Y
- u/Shehzman
- u/92sho16
- u/ShadyBath
- u/qlkpoa
- u/TomNa
- u/DigitalUnlimited
- u/diy_guyy
- u/koreamist
- u/63hz_V2
- u/xPeacefulDreams
- u/Lawsuitup
- u/AnxiouslyPessimistic
- u/crashbash2020
- u/kjarkr
- u/ON3YH
- u/daverave999
- u/Ok_Objective6320
- u/tdproperty
- u/aethiolas
- u/dude_mc_dude_dude
- u/smiller171
- u/asya_syarif
- u/ShabbyAnalyst
By votes
- u/joyriding_WME
- u/CyberDave82
- u/[deleted]
- u/GritsNGreens
- u/ThePantser
- u/Snowssnowsnowy
- u/killermouse0
- u/porksmash
- u/ButCaptainThatsMYRum
- u/tiberiusgv
- u/cptskippy
- u/strange_v
- u/G4rlock
- u/Keliam
- u/TomNa
- u/TECbill
- u/ProBonoDevilAdvocate
- u/CharlesGarfield
- u/ML2128
- u/SaveFutureYou
- u/okfine1337
- u/javellin
- u/ripnetuk
- u/clienterror400
- u/Syralist
- u/RedditNotFreeSpeech
- u/WithAnAitchDammit
- u/ComanderKai77
- u/wildekek
- u/vigonotion
- u/cybershoe
- u/PricelessToolkit
- u/wixoff
- u/Prelzel
- u/Prestigious_Table400
- u/jruben4
- u/itsaride
- u/spacebass
- u/DigitalUnlimited
- u/Unable_Register_5120
- u/dangrousdan
- u/-my_reddit_username-
- u/poldim
- u/sokl
- u/the_jeffro
- u/Necessary_Ad_238
- u/gurumitts
- u/halfischer
- u/jjbeeblebrox
- u/theremote
- u/KiasAreCool
- u/buxtronix
- u/UngluedChalice
- u/mattfox27
- u/quixotic-don
- u/lmamakos
- u/drpeppershaker
- u/Therefor3
- u/ShafordoDrForgone
- u/CaptClaude
- u/diy_guyy
- u/koreamist
- u/aethiolas
- u/asya_syarif
- u/joke-complainer
- u/Smallson1
- u/az116
- u/Creepy-Ad8688
- u/vendo232
- u/Trustworthy_Fartzzz
- u/lukie80
- u/Erit1566
- u/freewarefreak
- u/sportscliche
- u/johnmu
- u/RadixPerpetualis
- u/ttadam
- u/sroebert
- u/lithboy
- u/Icy_Alternative_1611
- u/Ok-Jury5684
- u/DozerNine
- u/jdsmofo
- u/mandreko
- u/ebuy05
- u/smarqu3s
- u/pyrodex1980
- u/ocddartitesmaker
- u/digital_1
- u/daj102
- u/92sho16
- u/ShadyBath
- u/63hz_V2
- u/xPeacefulDreams
- u/dude_mc_dude_dude
- u/smiller171
- u/ShabbyAnalyst
- u/djw17
- u/wenestvedt
- u/ctjameson
FAQ
r/esphome — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/esphome have?
r/esphome has approximately 31,368 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/esphome created?
r/esphome was created on May 27, 2019 (7 years ago).
What is r/esphome about?
The community focuses on ESPHome, a framework designed to simplify the setup and use of ESP devices in home automation systems. Members share experiences, troubleshoot issues, and exchange ideas on integrating various devices using YAML configurations. The emphasis on practical applications and user-friendly solutions distinguishes this community, making it a go-to resource …
Who are the most active posters on r/esphome?
The most frequent posters on r/esphome include u/[deleted], u/tungvu256, u/tiberiusgv.
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