# Doorbell alarm on my phone

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**Created:** [14 March 2021 15:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/doorbell-alarm-on-my-phone/42623 "2021-03-14T15:42:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [15 March 2021 12:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/doorbell-alarm-on-my-phone/42623/6 "2021-03-15T12:03:27Z")

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MQTT! It works like a charm as long as the esp8266 and device running NR are on the same WiFi.

If you want to look at an example, I have a smart plug - with an esp8266 embedded - that controls my [Coffee Pot Timer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/coffee-pot-timer/4743) you can look at..

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