Get your Christmas lights fully automated with Tasmota and Home Assistant — no crawling under the tree at 5pm ever again.
This step‑by‑step guide shows you how to flash/connect a Tasmota smart plug, secure the web admin,
set local timers, connect to MQTT, and expose the device to Alexa (or Google Home).
I also show a quick Home Assistant automation to switch the lights on at 17:00 and off at 23:00,
plus handy console backlog commands and an Excel helper that builds the commands for you.
What you’ll learn Quick Tasmota Wi‑Fi setup and find the device
IP Upgrade Tasmota firmware to the latest release
Set a web admin password for security
Create local Tasmota timers (on/off schedule)
Configure Tasmota for MQTT and Home Assistant discovery
Expose Tasmota to Alexa using Belkin/WeMo emulation
Useful console backlog commands (reset energy, change LED colour, restart)
Automations in Home Assistant to control your tree on a schedule
Sign up to get the Excel command generator and full backlog command list: https://www.onporpoise.co.uk/keepintouch
Downloadables & Resources Mailing list (Excel command generator and backlog commands): https://www.onporpoise.co.uk/keepintouch
Power Monitoring Smart Plug – Preflashed & Preconfigured