Arduino IoT Cloud now support for ESP8266

 You can now add ESP8266 module to your Arduino IoT Cloud and control it using intuitive web-based Dashboard.

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- Arduino Blog > Arduino IoT Cloud: Support for ESP8266 and other third party boards
- Arduino IoT Cloud

Arduino IoT Cloud Public Beta announced

Going from an idea to a fully-functional IoT device has been a tedious process even for the most advanced engineers and developers… until now. Arduino now offers a complete platform with the MKR family providing a streamlined way to create local IoT nodes and edge devices using a range of connectivity options and compatibility with third-party hardware, gateway, and cloud systems. Whilst the Arduino IoT Cloud lets users manage, configure, and connect not only Arduino hardware but the vast majority of Linux-based devices — truly democratizing IoT development.

— Massimo Banzi, Arduino CTO and Co-Founder

Read more in Arduino Blog - Announcing the Arduino IoT Cloud Public Beta, posted by ARDUINO TEAM - February 6th, 2019

The Arduino IoT Cloud is an easy-to-use platform that makes it very simple for anyone to develop and manage their IoT applications, then deploy them to a large number of users. It allows users to create applications that solve real-life problems, and hopefully, improve their lives.

Convenience and flexibility are key considerations for the Arduino IoT Cloud. Arduino boards usually require you to program them by entering code by way of a sketch — now the Arduino IoT Cloud can do this for you. It will quickly and automatically generate a sketch when setting up a new thing, thus enabling a developer to go from unboxing their board to a working device within five minutes. The Arduino IoT Cloud also provides other methods of interaction, including HTTP REST API, MQTT, Command-Line Tools, Javascript, and Websockets.

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