diff --git a/atom.xml b/atom.xml index d88a9d2be4..833822d20c 100644 --- a/atom.xml +++ b/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/community/atom.xml b/blog/categories/community/atom.xml index 690ff36555..f213a02c30 100644 --- a/blog/categories/community/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/community/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Community | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/device-tracking/atom.xml b/blog/categories/device-tracking/atom.xml index d191a93400..18c407a73c 100644 --- a/blog/categories/device-tracking/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/device-tracking/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Device-Tracking | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/esp8266/atom.xml b/blog/categories/esp8266/atom.xml index 9a8e1f9576..cc5aa11832 100644 --- a/blog/categories/esp8266/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/esp8266/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: ESP8266 | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/how-to/atom.xml b/blog/categories/how-to/atom.xml index 667566a70c..ddd6bbf42c 100644 --- a/blog/categories/how-to/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/how-to/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: How-To | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/ibeacons/atom.xml b/blog/categories/ibeacons/atom.xml index 62fe9eb64a..e232275c90 100644 --- a/blog/categories/ibeacons/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/ibeacons/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: iBeacons | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/internet-of-things/atom.xml b/blog/categories/internet-of-things/atom.xml index cfcfd012a7..8ea71a75c9 100644 --- a/blog/categories/internet-of-things/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/internet-of-things/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Internet-of-Things | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/iot-data/atom.xml b/blog/categories/iot-data/atom.xml index a2264a4cea..045a421d10 100644 --- a/blog/categories/iot-data/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/iot-data/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: IoT-Data | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/mqtt/atom.xml b/blog/categories/mqtt/atom.xml index f7fbcd4f57..42987681da 100644 --- a/blog/categories/mqtt/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/mqtt/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: MQTT | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/organisation/atom.xml b/blog/categories/organisation/atom.xml index e838631b5f..b3b6414183 100644 --- a/blog/categories/organisation/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/organisation/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Organisation | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/owntracks/atom.xml b/blog/categories/owntracks/atom.xml index 3b876b2d33..f8be245e25 100644 --- a/blog/categories/owntracks/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/owntracks/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: OwnTracks | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/presence-detection/atom.xml b/blog/categories/presence-detection/atom.xml index 83c3133da4..2ca824f12e 100644 --- a/blog/categories/presence-detection/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/presence-detection/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Presence-Detection | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/public-service-announcement/atom.xml b/blog/categories/public-service-announcement/atom.xml index 39949a478f..ba9365fbb3 100644 --- a/blog/categories/public-service-announcement/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/public-service-announcement/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Public-Service-Announcement | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/release-notes/atom.xml b/blog/categories/release-notes/atom.xml index 8ab26b8d4d..e68e1b859a 100644 --- a/blog/categories/release-notes/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/release-notes/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Release-Notes | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/survey/atom.xml b/blog/categories/survey/atom.xml index 0a9de5ff69..de9692c325 100644 --- a/blog/categories/survey/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/survey/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Survey | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/talks/atom.xml b/blog/categories/talks/atom.xml index bc913e1755..22bb9b808f 100644 --- a/blog/categories/talks/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/talks/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Talks | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/technology/atom.xml b/blog/categories/technology/atom.xml index 970e5ed6e3..4052f9731c 100644 --- a/blog/categories/technology/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/technology/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Technology | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/user-stories/atom.xml b/blog/categories/user-stories/atom.xml index 36c94fdcb1..b6236afc7d 100644 --- a/blog/categories/user-stories/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/user-stories/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: User-Stories | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/video/atom.xml b/blog/categories/video/atom.xml index 6cded3fa33..f554c8835d 100644 --- a/blog/categories/video/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/video/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Video | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/blog/categories/website/atom.xml b/blog/categories/website/atom.xml index b21f59b7df..ce7b030156 100644 --- a/blog/categories/website/atom.xml +++ b/blog/categories/website/atom.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <![CDATA[Category: Website | Home Assistant]]> - 2016-07-19T20:31:42+00:00 + 2016-07-21T05:35:20+00:00 https://home-assistant.io/ diff --git a/getting-started/basic/index.html b/getting-started/basic/index.html index da60b53f7b..cbf31cf4fd 100644 --- a/getting-started/basic/index.html +++ b/getting-started/basic/index.html @@ -134,11 +134,15 @@

Remote access

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To make Home Assistant accessible while away from home, you will have to setup 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 <Router model> port forwarding instructions.

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To make Home Assistant accessible while away from home, you will have to make it accessible.

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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 DuckDNS.

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The common approach is to setup 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 <Router model> port forwarding instructions.

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You should definitely consider to encrypt your traffic if you are accessing your Home Assistant installation from abroad. For details please check the Set up encryption using Let’s Encrypt blog post.

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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 DuckDNS.

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Just putting a port up is not secure. You should definitely consider to encrypt your traffic if you are accessing your Home Assistant installation from abroad. For details please check the Set up encryption using Let’s Encrypt blog post.

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If you want the very best security, check out the instructions how to use Tor to access your home.

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