tasmota Installation Guide Installation Guide

tasmota is a free and open-source ESP8266 firmware. Tasmota provides open source firmware for ESP devices

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 64MB minimum

Storage: 100MB for OTA

Network: HTTP/MQTT

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 80 (default tasmota port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install tasmota
sudo dnf install -y tasmota

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now tasmota

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
tasmota --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install tasmota
sudo apt install -y tasmota

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now tasmota

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 80

# Verify installation
tasmota --version

bash

# Install tasmota
sudo pacman -S tasmota

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now tasmota

# Verify installation
tasmota --version

bash

# Install tasmota
apk add --no-cache tasmota

# Enable and start service
rc-update add tasmota default
rc-service tasmota start

# Verify installation
tasmota --version

bash

# Install tasmota
sudo zypper install -y tasmota

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now tasmota

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
tasmota --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install tasmota

# Start service
brew services start tasmota

# Verify installation
tasmota --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install tasmota

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'tasmota_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service tasmota start

# Verify installation
tasmota --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install tasmota

# Or using Scoop
scoop install tasmota

# Verify installation
tasmota --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/tasmota

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
tasmota --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable tasmota

# Start service
sudo systemctl start tasmota

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop tasmota

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart tasmota

# Check status
sudo systemctl status tasmota

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u tasmota -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add tasmota default

# Start service
rc-service tasmota start

# Stop service
rc-service tasmota stop

# Restart service
rc-service tasmota restart

# Check status
rc-service tasmota status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'tasmota_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service tasmota start

# Stop service
service tasmota stop

# Restart service
service tasmota restart

# Check status
service tasmota status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start tasmota
brew services stop tasmota
brew services restart tasmota

# Check status
brew services list | grep tasmota

powershell

# Start service
net start tasmota

# Stop service
net stop tasmota

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service tasmota
Stop-Service tasmota
Restart-Service tasmota

# Check status
Get-Service tasmota

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream tasmota_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:80;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name tasmota.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name tasmota.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/tasmota.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/tasmota.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://tasmota_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName tasmota.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://tasmota.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName tasmota.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/tasmota.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/tasmota.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:80/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:80/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend tasmota_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/tasmota.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend tasmota_backend

backend tasmota_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server tasmota1 127.0.0.1:80 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R tasmota:tasmota /etc/tasmota
sudo chmod 750 /etc/tasmota

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status tasmota

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u tasmota -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep tasmota)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/tasmota"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/tasmota-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/tasmota /var/lib/tasmota

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/tasmota-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop tasmota

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/tasmota/tasmota-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start tasmota

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u tasmota -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/tasmota/tasmota.log

# Check configuration
tasmota --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/tasmota

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 80

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 80

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep tasmota)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep tasmota)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 80

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  tasmota:
    image: tasmota:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/tasmota
      - ./data:/var/lib/tasmota
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update tasmota

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade tasmota

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu tasmota

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade tasmota

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update tasmota

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade tasmota

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/tasmota-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/tasmota

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart tasmota

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/tasmota

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/tasmota -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/tasmota

Official Documentation: https://docs.tasmota.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/tasmota/tasmota

Community Forum: https://forum.tasmota.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.tasmota.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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