Channels

A channel is a way to control the device. They all work at the same time and stay in sync — a change made one way shows up everywhere else instantly.

• Button — the physical button on the enclosure cover.
• MQTT — control it from a home-automation system, phone app, or a script anywhere on your network.
• Web API — a browser dashboard and configuration page served by the device itself.

Wi-Fi isn’t a control method on its own — the Network channel just keeps the device connected (falling back to its own network if it can’t) so MQTT and the Web UI can reach it.

Every change you make is saved automatically, so after a power cut the device comes back exactly as you left it.

Note

Want to add a new way to control the device in code? See Channel internals in the Contributing section.