What is the simplest way to make a remote trigger button?

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  • esphome

    ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.

  • If you want to do WiFi, the ESP8266 or ESP32 devices are what you want. You can get them for ~$8, but you will have to program them yourself. See also https://esphome.io/ for a nice framework. WiFi is pretty heavy on the batteries, so you will need to recharge it often.

  • InfraRemote

    A basic set of Infrared Based Remote Control functions using Nodejs with MQTT

  • Not the same thing, but this will help you https://github.com/SaketN/InfraRemote

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