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Intro

This is a simple guide on how to automate UK lights with a Shelly 1 by installing the shelly 1 relay into the ceiling pendant which has both permanent live, neutral and a switched live back from the wall switch.

These steps are from my own experience making my lighting "smart" but also user friendly (it works via a wall switch!). This simple guide will go through replacing an a normal ceiling pendant with one with room for a Shelly 1. If you have a ceiling light with a bigger base it's even easier.

Warning Electrical regulations must be followed by law. If you are not a competent person under the regulations do not attempt electrical work. https://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/electrical_safety.htm

Wiring Diagram

This diagram has been taken from here and modified to include the Shelly 1.

Shelly Plus1 Home Assistant MQTT Configuration

On the shelly web interface:

RPC status notifications over MQTT: Set this to ON (default ON)
Generic status update over MQTT: Set this to ON (default OFF)

mqtt:

	#!/usr/bin/python

	# esptool imports
	from __future__ import division, print_function

	import argparse
	import base64
	import binascii
	import copy
	import hashlib

	version: '3'
	services:
	nginx-proxy:
	image: nginx:latest
	network_mode: "host"
	volumes:
	- ./proxy/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
	- /etc/letsencrypt/archive/REMOVED/fullchain1.pem:/etc/nginx/ssl/fullchain.pem
	- /etc/letsencrypt/archive/REMOVED/privkey1.pem:/etc/nginx/ssl/privkey.pem
	- ./proxy/dhparams.pm:/etc/nginx/ssl/dhparams.pem;