Command Line Interface ====================== .. seo:: :description: Documentation for the command line interface of ESPHome. Base Usage ---------- ESPHome's command line interface always has the following format .. code-block:: console esphome [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS] .. note:: You can specify multiple configuration files in the command line interface for some commands, just list all files after the like so: .. code-block:: console esphome run livingroom.yaml kitchen.yaml ``--help`` Option -------------------- .. option:: -h|--help Output possible and [arguments]. Note: you can also use ``--help`` for any command to get arguments specific to that command. .. code-block:: console esphome --help ``--verbose`` Option -------------------- .. option:: -v|--verbose Enable verbose esphome logs. ``--quiet`` Option ------------------ .. option:: -q|--quiet Disable all esphome logs. ``--substitution`` Option ------------------------- *(can be issued multiple times)* .. option:: -s|--substitution KEY VALUE Defines or overrides substitution KEY with value VALUE. Please see :ref:`command line substitutions ` for details. ``run`` Command --------------- The ``esphome run `` command is the most common command for ESPHome. It * Validates the configuration * Compiles a firmware * Uploads the firmware (over OTA or USB) * Starts the log view .. program:: esphome run .. option:: --device UPLOAD_PORT Manually specify the upload port/IP to use. For example ``/dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART``, or ``192.168.1.176`` to perform an OTA. .. option:: --no-logs Disable starting log view. .. option:: --topic TOPIC Manually set the topic to subscribe to for MQTT logs (defaults to the one in the configuration). .. option:: --username USERNAME Manually set the username to subscribe with for MQTT logs (defaults to the one in the configuration). .. option:: --password PASSWORD Manually set the password to subscribe with for MQTT logs (defaults to the one in the configuration). .. option:: --client-id CLIENT_ID Manually set the client ID to subscribe with for MQTT logs (defaults to a randomly chosen one). .. option:: --host-port HOST_PORT Specify the host port to use for legacy Over the Air uploads. ``config`` Command ------------------ .. program:: esphome config The ``esphome config `` validates the configuration and displays the validation result. ``compile`` Command ------------------- .. program:: esphome compile The ``esphome compile `` validates the configuration and compiles the firmware. .. option:: --only-generate If set, only generates the C++ source code and does not compile the firmware. ``upload`` Command ------------------ .. program:: esphome upload The ``esphome upload `` validates the configuration and uploads the most recent firmware build. .. option:: --device UPLOAD_PORT Manually specify the upload port/IP address to use. For example ``/dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART``, or ``192.168.1.176`` to perform an OTA. .. option:: --host-port HOST_PORT Specify the host port to use for legacy Over the Air uploads. ``clean-mqtt`` Command ---------------------- .. program:: esphome clean-mqtt The ``esphome clean-mqtt `` cleans retained MQTT discovery messages from the MQTT broker. See :ref:`mqtt-using_with_home_assistant_entities`. .. option:: --topic TOPIC Manually set the topic to clean retained messages from (defaults to the MQTT discovery topic of the node). .. option:: --username USERNAME Manually set the username to subscribe with. .. option:: --password PASSWORD Manually set the password to subscribe with. .. option:: --client-id CLIENT_ID Manually set the client ID to subscribe with. ``wizard`` Command ------------------ .. program:: esphome wizard The ``esphome wizard `` command starts the ESPHome configuration creation wizard. ``mqtt-fingerprint`` Command ---------------------------- .. program:: esphome mqtt-fingerprint The ``esphome mqtt-fingerprint `` command shows the MQTT SSL fingerprints of the remote used for SSL MQTT connections. See :ref:`mqtt-ssl_fingerprints`. ``version`` Command ------------------- .. program:: esphome version The ``esphome version`` command shows the current ESPHome version and exits. ``clean`` Command ----------------- .. program:: esphome clean The ``esphome clean `` command cleans all build files and can help with some build issues. ``dashboard`` Command --------------------- .. program:: esphome dashboard The ``esphome dashboard `` command starts the ESPHome dashboard server for using ESPHome through a graphical user interface. This command accepts a configuration directory instead of a single configuration file. .. option:: --address ADDRESS Manually set the address to bind to (defaults to 0.0.0.0) .. option:: --port PORT Manually set the HTTP port to open connections on (defaults to 6052) .. option:: --socket SOCKET Manually set the unix socket to bind to. If specified along with ``--address`` or ``--port`` the values for those parameters will be ignored. Cannot be used along with ``--systemd-socket``. .. option:: --username USERNAME The optional username to require for authentication. .. option:: --password PASSWORD The optional password to require for authentication. .. option:: --open-ui If set, opens the dashboard UI in a browser once the server is up and running. Does not work when using ``--socket``. ``logs`` Command --------------------- .. program:: esphome logs The ``esphome logs `` command validates the configuration and shows all logs. .. option:: --topic TOPIC Manually set the topic to subscribe to. .. option:: --username USERNAME Manually set the username. .. option:: --password PASSWORD Manually set the password. .. option:: --client-id CLIENT_ID Manually set the client id. .. option:: --device SERIAL_PORT Manually specify a serial port/IP to use. For example ``/dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART``. Using Bash or ZSH auto-completion --------------------------------- ESPHome's command line interface provides the ability to use auto-completion features provided by Bash or ZSH. You can register ESPHome for auto-completion by adding the following to your ~/.bashrc file: .. code-block:: console eval "$(register-python-argcomplete esphome)" For more information, see `argcomplete `__ documentation.