Hi there, I’m new to Home Assistant but not to home automation. I’ve built several DIY sensors using ESP8266 and DHT20 that communicate directly with MQTT. However, I want to avoid creating security vulnerabilities by exposing my network to the internet.
Two significant changes in my life have led me to explore Home Assistant: becoming a father has limited my free time, and our house now has 11 Bosch Room Thermostats and a Bosch SHC 2. My goal is to use a Raspberry Pi 4 to collect sensor data from each room and publish it to my MQTT server in the cloud.
I’ve successfully integrated Matter sensors into Home Assistant, but I’m struggling to publish these sensor values to MQTT. From what I understand, MQTT integrations typically receive data, not send it. Is my approach feasible?
I’ve managed to publish test messages through the MQTT integration settings, but I can’t figure out how to automatically send sensor data. Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!