Trigger from tcp socket?

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This seems simple yet I haven’t figured out a solution yet. Is there an integration that can listen on a TCP port and fire a trigger any time a string of text (ending in a newline) is received and include the text string in the trigger data?

I have an old external automation system that can send commands over ip:port connections that I want to be able to use to trigger Home Assistant automations.

Any suggestions on how to achieve this would be welcome! Thanks!

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Something like this?
Sorry, no. You need listener.

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Try with node red.

I use it for polling, but I think it is possible to listen.

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Try with node red.

This is an interesting idea - it does look like I can use NodeRed as a tcp server, however I want to keep my automations in HA, is there a way to create a HA trigger from a NodeRed flow?

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You can create a binary sensor or a sensor (text) depending on your goal.
The sensor will be added to HA and there you create your automation