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setup arduino IDE for ESP8266
- download the latest Arduino IDE and unpack it.
- create a subdirectory called
portable - start your arduino IDE and go to
File→preferencesand add this to Additional Boards Manger URLs:http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json - select OK and go to
Tools-Boards…-Boards Manager…and enterESPinto the search. now install theesp8266module and close that window.