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ESPHome · on a Docker VPS New release · v2026.10.2

Your IoT devices, configured in YAML

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ESPHome turns your ESP32 and ESP8266 boards into smart home devices controlled by simple YAML files. 100% local control, native Home Assistant integration. You install and maintain it on your DINAO VPS, hosted in France.

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Overview

What is ESPHome?

ESPHome is an open-source system that transforms microcontrollers (ESP32, ESP8266 and many others) into smart home devices, configured via simple YAML files rather than C++. From this configuration, ESPHome compiles a custom firmware and flashes it to the device, first via cable and then wirelessly (OTA).

The devices operate in 100% local control, without dependency on a third-party cloud, and integrate primarily with Home Assistant via its native API, as well as with MQTT. A web dashboard (the « Device Builder ») centralizes the management of all your devices and provides access to a catalog of hundreds of components : sensors, displays, relays, etc.

Technically, ESPHome combines a C++ runtime for the firmware and Python tooling for the dashboard and compilation (via PlatformIO). You install and maintain the dashboard on your DINAO VPS in France, with HTTPS, and back up the /config folder containing your configurations, secrets, and builds.

Compatible offers

Host ESPHome at DINAO

No managed container for ESPHome: this application is installed on a VPS hosted in France (1 vCPU / 512 Mo / 2 Go minimum).

ESPHome needs a level of access to the machine that the managed container, shared between several customers, does not give. Two VPS hosted in France: DINAO installs and manages it for you, or you administer it yourself.

Technical reason: privileged container + host/container namespace sharing (network_mode=host) + bind mount of a host path (named volumes only in the managed offer).

Option 2 The simplest

Managed VPS with Docker and the application pre-installed

from €28,70 /month excl. VAT

  • ESPHome installed by DINAO when you order
  • The machine is yours alone: the privileged access ESPHome requires affects no other customer
  • System and Docker managed by DINAO, monitoring included
  • Priority support included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours)
  • Stated, capped resources (2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB): beyond that, a larger size is offered
  • Application updates on request
  • Backups as an option (€20,00 excl. VAT/month)
  • No administrator access to the machine

To use ESPHome without installing or administering anything.

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Option 3 100% self-managed

VPS Docker

from €11,00 /month excl. VAT

  • Your virtual machine, full administrator access
  • Docker pre-installed, control panel of your choice
  • Free to install ESPHome or any other application, including those that drive Docker
  • Delivered empty: you install and maintain ESPHome yourself (or DINAO installs it on quotation)
  • No backup by default (optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month)
  • No management service by default (optional from €55,00 excl. VAT/month); monitoring as an option

By default you keep full control; but without an additional service, you handle everything: maintenance, configuration, deployment.

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CriterionManaged VPS with Docker and the application pre-installedVPS Docker
Who installs ESPHomeDINAO, when you orderNobody by default: VPS delivered with Docker and, at your choice, Portainer / Dockge, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation
Application updatesDINAO, on requestYou
System and DockerDINAO, without a control panel: one VPS, one applicationYou: no management service by default (optional: €55,00 or €75,00 excl. VAT/month, business days)
BackupsOptional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)None by default; optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)
MonitoringIncludedOptional: from €1,00 to €10,00 excl. VAT/month
SupportPriority handling included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours, no guaranteed resolution time)Best effort
IsolationA virtual machine of your own, for this application onlyA virtual machine of your own
ResourcesSized for the OS, Docker and ESPHome: 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB, stated as a cap; beyond that, a larger size is offeredRecommended size for ESPHome: 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB; can be extended
Administrator access (root)NoYes
Applications that require privileged access to the machineYes: the machine is yours aloneYes
Starting price€28,70 excl. VAT/month€11,00 excl. VAT/month (VPS only, without the application)

Options 2 and 3 sized for ESPHome (application requirements plus the system and Docker): 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB for option 2, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB for option 3, whose base is larger.

Under the hood

Technical details

vCPU
1 vCPU
ideal : 2 vCPU
Memory
512 Mo
ideal : 2 Go
Disk
2 Go
ideal : 10 Go
Image : ghcr.io/esphome/esphome:stable Registry : ghcr.io Services : esphome Ports : 6052
Home Automation / IoT category

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Frequently asked questions

You might be wondering…

About ESPHome 6 questions

Do I need to know how to code to use ESPHome?

No. You describe your devices in a readable YAML file; ESPHome compiles the firmware for you. No C++ programming is required.

Does my smart home data go to a cloud?

No. ESPHome operates in 100% local control and integrates with Home Assistant and MQTT without a third-party cloud. The dashboard, however, is hosted in France by DINAO.

How do I update an already installed device?

After the initial cable flash, updates are performed wirelessly (OTA) from the dashboard, without physical access to the device.

What needs to be backed up?

All configuration (YAML files, secrets, builds) resides in the /config folder. DINAO backs it up daily and restores it upon request.

Who is ESPHome for?

Smart home enthusiasts and integrators managing multiple ESP devices who want to configure them simply, locally, with native Home Assistant integration.

Is this application tested before it is offered?

This application has not yet passed our automatic deployment test. It can still be installed, but we invite you to contact us before ordering: we will then test it as a priority. The deployment template used was last updated on 3 July 2026. Each new version released by the publisher triggers this test again: the date above therefore follows the version actually offered.

Option 2Option 3 On a VPS 7 questions

One answer per option: the two VPS offers do not cover the same things.

Who installs ESPHome on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, when you order

VPS DockerNobody by default: the VPS is delivered with Docker, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation

Who updates ESPHome on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, on request

VPS DockerYou

Is the VPS managed?

Managed VPSYes: DINAO manages the system and Docker, without a control panel (one VPS, one application). Monitoring is included

VPS DockerNot by default: you manage the system and Docker. The management service and monitoring can be added as options when ordering

Is my data backed up on a VPS?

Managed VPSAs an option: backup is added when ordering

VPS DockerNone by default; backup can be added as an option when ordering

Do I get administrator (root) access to the VPS?

Managed VPSNo

VPS DockerYes

Do you provide on-call support outside business hours on a VPS?

Managed VPSNo: monitoring is included, interventions take place on business days

VPS DockerNo: monitoring is an option, support is best effort

In which data centre is my service hosted?

In France, in DINAO's private racks within two third-party data centres: Free Pro in Marseille (MAR02) and Euclyde DC1 in Sophia-Antipolis. The operator provides the building, power, cooling and physical security; DINAO operates everything inside its racks, entirely and independently.