Mac mini finishes an ESPHome compile in about 1 minute
an ESPHome device update can take a long time when runs on an older . ESPHome can respond to a slow job by suggesting a remote build, which sends the work to another computer on the same network.
The paired computer handles the compile, returns the finished result, and leaves installation to the local machine. The ESPHome was installed on an that was already handling other demanding work, and pairing took two clicks.
A job that had not finished on the after 12 minutes was stopped and restarted on the . After the first file , the compile finished in about one minute.
Key points
- remained on a several-year-old .
- ESPHome's remote build feature can send compile work to another paired computer on the network.
- The paired through the ESPHome in two clicks.
- After the first , the finished in about one minute; the job had not finished after 12 minutes.
- The completed file returned to the local machine for installation on the ESP device.