ESPHome Device Builder (beta)
esphome/home-assistant-addon
2026.9.0
ESPHome Device Builder (beta) allows users to create custom device configurations for ESPHome devices. It helps build and manage smart home devices like sensors and actuators using simple, human-readable code.
Facts about this add-on
- Security rating
- 6 / 8
- Ingress
- yes
- Maintenance
- very lively – several changes a month (100 changes/year)
- Version
2026.9.0- Last change
- September 9, 2026
- Repository
- esphome/home-assistant-addon
- Project
- beta.esphome.io
- Architectures
- amd64, aarch64
How this rating comes about
Home Assistant calculates the rating itself: every add-on starts at 5, and each right it asks for or gives up moves the number. The same calculation runs here, on the configuration the add-on ships.
| Starting value of every add-on | 5 |
|---|---|
| Reached through Ingress, so no port of its own | +2 |
| Shares the network of the host | -1 |
| Result | 6 / 8 |
A high number does not mean the add-on is good, and a low one does not mean it is dangerous – a backup add-on has to reach far into the system to do its job. The number says how much it is allowed to do, and the list above says what exactly.
What the add-on is allowed to do
- Uses the host network
Installation
- In Home Assistant open Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store, and add the repository https://github.com/esphome/home-assistant-addon through the three-dot menu.
- Reload the store and open ESPHome Device Builder (beta).
- Install the add-on and wait for the first start.
- Switch on "Show in sidebar" – the interface then opens directly inside Home Assistant.
- Check the rights the add-on asks for before you start it – they are listed above.
Add repository to my Home Assistant Open the add-on directly
Both links go through my.home-assistant.io and open the store of your own instance – no address of ours is involved.
Home Assistant integration
- ESPHome – The add-on announces itself, and this integration then sets itself up