Brian Lough | How To Program An ESP8266 With the Arduino IDE @BrianLough | Uploaded September 2017 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
How to program any ESP8266 development board using the Arduino IDE

The ESP8266 is a arduino compaible board with built in WiFi, so you can create some amazing projects with it.

My Recommended ESP8266 Boards:
Wemos D1 Mini Clone* : http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/uzFUnIe
NodeMCU* (doesn't require soldering): http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/AAyvJiA
Adafruit Feather Huzzah: adafruit.com/product/2821

Arduino IDE Download:
arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

ESP8266 Github Page:
github.com/esp8266/Arduino#installing-with-boards-manager

CH340G Driver:
wiki.wemos.cc/downloads

CP2014 Driver:
silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers

* = Affiliate link