minicom can use it by connecting through a virtual serial port created with socat. On the computer where you’ll run minicom.

Prepareation:

sudo apt install socat minicom
mkdir -p ~/dev

Open Socket:

socat pty,link=$HOME/dev/ttyV0,rawer,echo=0,waitslave tcp:ESP32_IP:6638

Connect with minicom:

minicom -D ~/dev/ttyV0 -b 115200

https://github.com/klaasnicolaas/home-assistant-glow/
https://glow-energy.io/docs/reference/cases/

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/hass-hassos-on-an-old-32-bit-laptop/400235
https://blog.lesterpig.com/post/install-home-assistant-core-2025.12-on-armv7/

https://forum.mypower.cz/viewtopic.php?t=12424
https://github.com/mariusz-ostoja-swierczynski/tech-controllers

https://www.root.cz/serialy/home-assistant-a-domaci-automatizace/

ghcr.io/home-assistant/qemuarm-homeassistant:2025.11

Home Assistant Docker Cache
Home Assistant Docker No Cache
Home Assistant Docker Better Division

Home Assistant Docker merge last armv7 image with actual one

Home Assistant Docker builded image armv7

Home Assistant Docker build wheels for armv7

https://contributors.home-assistant.io/core/development/environment/#manual-setup

docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes

# Odstranění starého builderu (pokud existuje)
docker buildx rm bpi-builder || true

# Vytvoření a aktivace nového
docker buildx create --use --name bpi-builder
docker buildx inspect --bootstrap

for non cache:

sudo docker buildx build --platform linux/arm/v7 --build-arg BUILD_FROM="ghcr.io/home-assistant/armv7-homeassistant-base:latest" --build-arg BUILD_ARCH="armhf" --file Dockerfile --no-cache -t local-qemuarm-homeassistant:latest .

for cache:

mkdir -p .buildx-cache

sudo docker buildx build --platform linux/arm/v7 --build-arg BUILD_FROM="ghcr.io/home-assistant/armv7-homeassistant-base:latest" --build-arg BUILD_ARCH="armhf" --file Dockerfile --cache-from type=local,src=.buildx-cache --cache-to type=local,dest=.buildx-cache,mode=max -t local-qemuarm-homeassistant:latest --load .