ESP Home Server

ESP Home Server is a local-network-first home automation system built around a network of ESP32 devices. A handheld voice controller (Waveshare ESP32-C6 Touch AMOLED) streams hold-to-record mono PCM audio to a Python HTTP server over Wi-Fi. The server transcribes with ElevenLabs, resolves the command through a registry, and dispatches events to registered devices — displays, cameras, button nodes — which poll or expose endpoints depending on their role.

The system supports multi-turn conversations (a 'set timer' command prompts for duration if not supplied), a script-based action registry for packaged server-side tasks, and an expanded browser dashboard showing device state, recent commands, startup diagnostics, active timers, and action test controls. A relay server enables authenticated external access to the dashboard and device feeds from outside the local network, with a Windows pairing agent that keeps the relay informed of the server's current IP. Each firmware project is a standalone ESP-IDF build targeting different chips — ESP32-C6 for the voice controller and display nodes, ESP32-C3 for button nodes, standard ESP32 for camera modules. The server persists the device registry, command history, and a local firmware catalog for future OTA rollout.