====== HOWTO Install ESPhome onto Shelly Dimmer 2 ======

===== Step 0: Unpack & wire up the dimmer =====

Unpack your dimmer and connect at least one of the L terminals and the N terminal to your mains. If you are unsure about dealing with **mains voltage (danger beware)**, you can follow me on video here or ask someone who knows more about it.
===== Step1: Connect to OG Mongoose WebUI on the shelly =====

  * Use your phone or computer as wifi client and connect to the AP provided by the original shelly Mongoose OS firmware.
  * open http://192.168.33.1/ in your browser
  * Go to Wifi Settings and change mode to Client, give it your local (internet connected) SSID and PSK and let it connect. (You will lose your wifi connection on your client here).

===== Step2: Install Tasmote over MongooseOS via OTA =====

  * Find the IP of the shelly dimmer 2 in your routers dhcp table (my example: 10.1.10.170)
  * Next, since the shelly has internet now and you can reach it in your own wifi/lan, open a browser, copy the below URL, paste it into your browser and substitute **SHELLYIP** with the one you found and press enter.

<code>
http://SHELLYIP/ota?url=http://ota.tasmota.com/tasmota/shelly/mg2tasmota-ShellyDimmer2.zip
</code>

In this example my URL would look like:

<code>
http://10.1.10.170/ota?url=http://ota.tasmota.com/tasmota/shelly/mg2tasmota-ShellyDimmer2.zip
</code>

===== Step3: Set up Tasmota to join the network =====
===== Step4: Connect and prepare Tasmota Update =====
===== Step5: Compile a minimal firmware in ESPhome=====
===== Step6: Download and zip minimal firmware =====
===== Step6: Upload minimal firmware to Tasmota =====
===== Step7: Upload intended firmware via OTA =====