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Hey everyone,
I would like to develop my own IOT cloud with an app which will be similar to Blynk's cloud with same features and stuff and the opportunity to control it with a use of an app and maybe a web interface.
What kind of protocol do you recommend me to use in order to make it fast and good and are there any tutorials in this case?
Huge thanks!

The main concept of automation is that you don't have to worry about it anymore..
Blynk is more for prototypeing in my view.

Look at this https://www.instructables.com/id/SmartLights-ESP8266-and-Led-Strip/
It uses RESTful API as communication protocol.