Sonoff touch switch home Assistant MQTT

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Hi there, can anyone help me understand and what steps I need to do for my problem!
I have got myself a sonoff touch switch… flashed it with Tasmota and set up MQTT! Home assistant has found the switch and can control my switch with home assistant… all great!!
When I touch the switch it Physically kills the power to my smart bulbs in the living room just like a traditional light switch. What settings do I need for the switch in Tasmota, and what settings do I need to do in HA to just toggle the lights on and off and not cut the power completely!
Thanks…

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You need to rewire the switch so that power is always applied to the smart bulb (bypass the relay).

Then control the light with an automation triggered by the switch.

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Thanks for your reply… i thought you could change the option of the touch panel so it sends a MQTT request instead of using the relay without having to rewire it? That not true? Thanks

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Yes you can do it that way by setting the ButtonTopic to an mqqt topic rather than 0 or 1.

This will require you to manually turn the relay on via the console so that your smart light has power. Not sure what happens if you have a power outage. Much easier to just bypass the relay.

You will still need the automation.