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<p>By default Home Assistant will try to detect your location and will automatically select a temperature unit and time zone based on your location. You can overwrite this by adding the following information to your <code class="highlighter-rouge">configuration.yaml</code>:</p>
<p>By default, Home Assistant will try to detect your location from IP address geolocation. Home Assistant will automatically select a temperature unit and time zone based on this location. You can overwrite this by adding the following information to your <code class="highlighter-rouge">configuration.yaml</code>:</p>
<div class="language-yaml highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="s">homeassistant</span><span class="pi">:</span>
<span class="c1"># Omitted values in this section will be auto detected using freegeoip.io</span>
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<h3><a class="title-link" name="password-protecting-the-web-interface" href="#password-protecting-the-web-interface"></a> Password protecting the web interface</h3>
<p>The first thing you will want to add is a password for the web interface. Use your favourite text editor to open <code class="highlighter-rouge">configuration.yaml</code> and edit the <code class="highlighter-rouge">http</code> section:</p>
<p>First, you’ll want to add a password for the Home Assistant web interface. Use your favourite text editor to open <code class="highlighter-rouge">configuration.yaml</code> and edit the <code class="highlighter-rouge">http</code> section:</p>
<div class="language-yaml highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="s">http</span><span class="pi">:</span>
<span class="s">api_password</span><span class="pi">:</span> <span class="s">YOUR_PASSWORD</span>
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<p class="note warning">
If you are planning to expose your Home Assistant instance to the internet and don’t set a password then your installation could be accessed by everybody.
If you decide to expose your Home Assistant instance to the internet and forget to set a password, your installation could be accessed by everybody.
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<p>See the <a href="/components/http/">HTTP component documentation</a> for more options like HTTPS encryption.</p>
<p>See the <a href="/components/http/">HTTP component documentation</a> for more options, such as the use of HTTPS encryption.</p>
<h3><a class="title-link" name="setting-up-your-phone-or-tablet" href="#setting-up-your-phone-or-tablet"></a> Setting up your phone or tablet</h3>
<p>Home Assistant runs as a self-hosted web application and contains support to be added to your home screen. If you’re on Android you can follow <a href="/getting-started/android/">the visual guide</a>. For other devices, open Home Assistant on your mobile browser and tap the add to home screen option.</p>
<p>Home Assistant runs as a self-hosted web application and can be pinned to your home screen (with the new W3C standard). If you’re on Android, follow <a href="/getting-started/android/">the visual guide</a>. For other devices, open Home Assistant on your mobile browser and tap the “Add to Home Screen” (or similar) option.</p>
<h3><a class="title-link" name="remote-access" href="#remote-access"></a> Remote access</h3>
<p>To make Home Assistant accessible while away from home, you will have to make it accessible.</p>
<p>If you’re interested in logging in to Home Assistant while away, you’ll have to make your instance remotely accessible.</p>
<p>The most common approach is to set up port forwarding from your router to port 8123 on the computer that is hosting Home Assistant. Instructions on how to do this can be found by searching <code class="highlighter-rouge">&lt;Router model&gt; port forwarding instructions</code>.</p>
<p>The most common approach is to set up port forwarding 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 <code class="highlighter-rouge">&lt;router model&gt; port forwarding instructions</code>.</p>
<p>The problem with making a port accessible is that some Internet service providers will only offer dynamic IPs. This can cause you to be unable to access Home Assistant while away. You can solve this by using a free Dynamic DNS service like <a href="https://www.duckdns.org/">DuckDNS</a>.</p>
<p>A problem with making a port accessible is that some Internet Service Providers only offer dynamic IPs. This can cause you to lose access to Home Assistant while away. You can solve this by using a free Dynamic DNS service like <a href="https://www.duckdns.org/">DuckDNS</a>.</p>
<p>Just putting a port up is not secure. You should definitely consider encrypting your traffic if you are accessing your Home Assistant installation remotely. For details please check the <a href="/blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/">Set up encryption using Let’s Encrypt</a> blog post.</p>
<p>Remember: just putting a port up is not secure. You should definitely consider encrypting your traffic if you are accessing your Home Assistant installation remotely. For details please check the <a href="/blog/2015/12/13/setup-encryption-using-lets-encrypt/">set up encryption using Let’s Encrypt</a> blog post.</p>
<p>If you want the very best security, check out <a href="/cookbook/tor_configuration/">the instructions how to use Tor to access your home</a>.</p>
<h3><a href="/getting-started/devices/">Next step: Setting up devices »</a></h3>
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