Have recompiled, and size is now 586 Kb, which works OK if go through Minimal First. I'm using MQTT_TLS and it seems to work fine, though I get a warning that MFLN is not supported by my provider. Don''t know if that is important or what it means. What matters for me is that I'm now able to use an external provider as MQTT server, so I can access my devices where ever I am. Might have to buld different .bin files, depending on what type of sensors I am using, but I did not strip away that much.
Thank you so much for the advices I got from you!
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