Post November 4, 2026 1 min read

My cheap diffuser now starts itself

I bought a cheap diffuser with two buttons: one for the mist, one for the light.

I wired a tiny ESP32-C3 Mini to both buttons. It runs ESPHome and talks to Home Assistant, so now my phone presses the buttons for me.

Still missing: knowing whether it is running and whether the water is empty. Those two are coming soon, and then the tutorial.

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