- Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:22 pm
#53674
So I just got a couple of ESP8266 HUZZAHs and was trying to get them to communicate with each other over the Internet. I came up with 3 different methods:
1. Port forwarding. This seems like the most straightforward method, but unfortunately is not supported by my router
2. Email. I would send relevant information through email with one ESP8266 and then read it from the other one. Ideally I'd use gmail as it's easy and I'm familiar with it.
3. Web hosting. I'd just post and get the relevant data from from a webpage. This seems very simple as well, except that I don't have a domain.
My question is between 2 and 3. Does anyone have any suggestions one way or another? If email, is there a way to use gmail and is this practical or possible? If web hosting, is there a free service that I can post to and get from. I need to send literally 1 bit of data either way, and would prefer not having to buy or get a paid subscription to anything. Thanks in advance!
1. Port forwarding. This seems like the most straightforward method, but unfortunately is not supported by my router
2. Email. I would send relevant information through email with one ESP8266 and then read it from the other one. Ideally I'd use gmail as it's easy and I'm familiar with it.
3. Web hosting. I'd just post and get the relevant data from from a webpage. This seems very simple as well, except that I don't have a domain.
My question is between 2 and 3. Does anyone have any suggestions one way or another? If email, is there a way to use gmail and is this practical or possible? If web hosting, is there a free service that I can post to and get from. I need to send literally 1 bit of data either way, and would prefer not having to buy or get a paid subscription to anything. Thanks in advance!
