Remote-access Guide

home assistant remote access duckdns

by Hailee Keeling Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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How do you use Duckdns at Home Assistant?

Go to www.duckdns.org and logon using your preferred credential method. Once you logged on, add a domain and take note the token information. We will be using this token to configure the DuckDNS in Home Assistant. Also take note the domain information you created (e.g., https://myhomeassistant.duckdns.org).

How do I access my Home Assistant externally?

13:3817:57Home Assistant 101: Setting up Remote Access - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipStore but in ssl cert only allows the communication. Between home assistant. And an outside deviceMoreStore but in ssl cert only allows the communication. Between home assistant. And an outside device to remain private it doesn't prevent someone from trying multiple passwords.

How do you get Duckdns?

2:526:25Remote Access to Your Home Assistant Using DuckDNS - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd that's pretty much it the next thing to do is to go to duckdns.org. So doc dns.org dns.org andMoreAnd that's pretty much it the next thing to do is to go to duckdns.org. So doc dns.org dns.org and then you can sign with any one of these accounts up here i'm going to sign with one of my google

Is Duckdns secure?

Malicious behavior The domain duckdns.org hosts a free service which will point a DNS (sub domains of duckdns.org) to an IP of your choice. Unfortunately this service is often abused by phishers.

How do I SSH into my Home Assistant?

How To Connect to Home Assistant via SSHStep 1: Enable SSH Access. Click your profile in Home Assistant. ... Step 2: Install SSH Addon. Next, go back to Home Assistant > Supervisor > Dashboard. ... Step 3: Connect to Home Assistant via Putty. ... Step 4: Navigate & Edit Configuration Files.

What ports need to be open for Home Assistant?

The most common approach is to set up port forwarding (for any port) from your router to port 8123 on the computer that is hosting Home Assistant.

Is DuckDNS a DDNS?

DuckDNS is a free dynamic DNS service that allows you to point a subdomain under duckdns.org at your computer. If you are running the Home Assistant DuckDNS add-on this integration is not required. The add-on will keep your IP updated with DuckDNS.

How do I use DuckDNS?

5:0123:51DuckDNS for Routing Internet Traffic to your Home Lab with Dynamic IPs ...YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipBut you're going to register your sub domain. And then you're going to get a token for thatMoreBut you're going to register your sub domain. And then you're going to get a token for that subdomain. The next thing you're going to do is you're going to create a container with your sub domain.

How do you secure DuckDNS?

How to set up a DuckDNS domain.LetsEncrypt, a trusted Certificate Authority.PiHole setup – block ads & choose upstream DNS servers.Secure remote access with OpenVPN.OpenVPN & PiHole test.Support.

Is DuckDNS secure Reddit?

DuckDNS being seen as potentially malicious site by work wifi and some networks.

What is Nginx Home Assistant?

4:0910:06Home Assistant Remote Access using Reverse Proxy (NGINX & DuckDNS)YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd if you are wondering what nginx is here is a simple explanation.MoreAnd if you are wondering what nginx is here is a simple explanation.

What is my Home Assistant URL?

The URL that Home Assistant is available on from your local network. For example: http://homeassistant.local:8123 . Note that this setting may only contain a protocol, hostname and port; using a path is not supported.

How do I access configuration Yaml?

Click the folder icon in the top left of the file editor window to open the file browser sidebar. Click the configuration. yaml file (in the /config/ folder) to load it into the main file editor window.

What is port forwarding?

Port forwarding is a function within the router that allows us to set up a rule that states incoming traffic to a specific port should be forwarded to a specific IP address.

Can I access my Home Assistant server from outside my home?

It is possible to access your Home Assistant server over the internet, from outside of your home network. So why might we want to do this? It means we can use the Home Assistant Companion App whilst outside of the home, allowing remote access to the Home Assistant UI.

Can you use SSL and HTTPS for Home Assistant?

Note that it is not possible to use both HTTP and HTTPS to access Home Assistant, you can only use one or the other. Make sure you specify HTTP or HTTPS correctly for base_url.

Can you access DuckDNS remotely?

With the addition of DuckDNS it is possible to safely access your Home Assistant server remotely over the internet.

What port is Home Assistant on?

The most common approach is to set up port forwarding (for any port) from your router to port 8123 on the computer that is hosting Home Assistant. General instructions on how to do this can be found by searching <router model> port forwarding instructions.

Can you use Home Assistant Cloud without configuration?

Users of Home Assistant Cloud can use the Remote UI without requiring any configuration. If you’re interested in logging in to Home Assistant while away, you’ll have to make your instance remotely accessible. Remember to follow the securing checklist before doing this.

Why is the NGINX Proxy add-on needed?

Without the Nginx Proxy, Home Assistant itself is responsible for serving your SSL/TLS certificates via the http component. Currently the http component can't serve both HTTP and HTTPS at the same time, so if this is enabled, all API traffic to Home Assistant must be over HTTPS.

Install the DuckDNS add-on

DuckDNS is a free dynamic DNS service. This service lets you pick a host name (i.e. "konnected.duckdns.org") that will always point back to your home internet connection even if your IP address changes from time to time. The DuckDNS add-on sets this up and automatically generates secure certificates for you via LetsEncrypt.

Install the Nginx Proxy add-on

Nginx is a lightweight open source web server that runs some of the biggest websites in the world. We're using it here to serve traffic securely from outside your network and proxy that traffic to Home Assistant.

Set up Port Forwarding

Log in to your router to set up port forwarding. For the simplest possible setup, forward port TCP 443 to port 443 on your Raspberry Pi running Hass.io. This way you would be able to access your Hass.io dashboard from anywhere at https://my-domain.duckdns.org.

open up ports for nginx in your router

Go to your home router admin page and find the port forwarding section. Forward the public inward tcp port 443 to your internal private port 443 on the IP address of your Home Assistant computer. Do not forward public tcp ports 80 or 81 to any computer.

edit your configuration.yaml to permit nginx

The Home Assistant docs suggest editing configuration.yaml as follows. The commented out lines can be deleted entirely. Go to the Server controls page in Home Assistant Configuration. If the configuration check here is good, restart Home Assistant.

use nginx SSL proxy to get your domain connected

Go to Home Assistant > Supervisor > Add-on Store > Install NGINX Home Assistant SSL proxy. (BTW you don’t need to install the Letsencrypt add-on). Type your DuckDNS subdomain for the domain entry. All else can be left as is. (Do not install the similar sounding nginx Proxy Manager for this). Start the nginx add-on.

start using your subdomain to access Home Assistant

To simulate connecting to your Home Assistant remotely, disconnect your phone from your home wifi and use a browser to try out YOUR-SUBDOMAIN.duckdns.org in the browser. You don’t need to add the port number to the URL because nginx is doing that for you (indeed, it’s acting as a proxy and doing some obfuscating).

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