Port 6053 not listening

ESPHome
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I’ve install ESPHome to my Synology NAS via container esphome/esphome.
Added first device (ESP8266+AM2320). Configuration:

esphome:
  name: node1
  platform: ESP8266
  board: d1_mini

wifi:
  ssid: "MikroTik"
  password: "wifipassword"

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Node1 Fallback Hotspot"
    password: "ZhEguJSj7JY3"

captive_portal:

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
   password: 'welcome'
   port: 6053

ota:

sensor:
  - platform: dht
    pin: D2
    temperature:
      name: "Living room temperature"
    humidity:
      name: "Living room humidity"
    model: AM2302
#    model: AUTO_DETECT
    update_interval: 15s
 
#sensor:
#  - platform: dht
#    model: AUTO_DETECT
#    pin: D2
#    temperature:
#      name: "Living Room Temperature"
#    humidity:
#      name: "Living Room Humidity"
#    update_interval: 30s

#remote_receiver:
#  pin: D2
#  dump: all

Now I’m experiencing troubles to add esphome to my HA.
When I trying to add HA write message:
Can’t connect to ESP. Please make sure your YAML file contains an ‘api:’ line.

I checked netstat in container:

root@esphome-esphome1:/config# netstat -ln
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:6052            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 :::6052                 :::*                    LISTEN
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:8472            0.0.0.0:*
udp     1536      0 0.0.0.0:5353            0.0.0.0:*
udp     1536      0 0.0.0.0:5353            0.0.0.0:*
udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:5353            0.0.0.0:*
Active UNIX domain sockets (only servers)
Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node   Path

HA looking for 192.168.1.5:6053, but nothing listening port.

Howto start api interface of ESPHome?
Or, maybe, I dont understand mechanism? Or doing something wrong?

Thanks for any help.

2

It is the esp device (once flashed with esphome firmware) that has port 6053 open.

3

OH!! So in my HA interface, I should add IP of my device, not ESPHome server.
Thank you! It is working!
Now everything clear to me!

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