Home Assistant Integration

When discovery_messages = True (the default), a new MQTT device is created in Home Assistant automatically — no configuration.yaml edits required. Just add it to a dashboard.

The auto-created device groups all readings, controls (restart, shutdown, update), and sensors under a single Home Assistant entry:

Home Assistant API

To bypass MQTT and push directly to the HA REST API, use the --hass_api flag and configure hass_host and hass_token in config.py.

Wake on LAN

Run rpi-mqtt-monitor --hass_wake to print the YAML snippet for a Home Assistant Wake-on-LAN switch preconfigured with your device's MAC address and IP.

Home Assistant Dashboard