Installation - Home Assistant
www.home-assistant.io › installationInstallation. The first step is to install Home Assistant. We recommend a dedicated system to run Home Assistant. If you are unsure of what to choose, follow the Raspberry Pi guide to install Home Assistant Operating System . Home Assistant offers four different installation methods. We recommend using one of the following two methods:
Securing - Home Assistant
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/securingOne major advantage of Home Assistant is that it’s not dependent on cloud services. Even if you’re only using Home Assistant on a local network, you should take steps to secure your instance. Checklist. Here’s the summary of what you must do to secure your Home Assistant system: Configure secrets (but do remember to back them up)
HTTP - Home Assistant
www.home-assistant.io › integrations › httpHTTP. The http integration serves all files and data required for the Home Assistant frontend. You only need to add this to your configuration file if you want to change any of the default settings. There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant: Binary Sensor. Sensor.
HTTP - Home Assistant
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/httpA list of origin domain names to allow CORS requests from. Enabling this will set the Access-Control-Allow-Origin header to the Origin header if it is found in the list, and the Access-Control-Allow-Headers header to Origin, Accept, X-Requested-With, Content-type, Authorization.You must provide the exact Origin, i.e., https://www.home-assistant.io will allow requests from …
Securing - Home Assistant
www.home-assistant.io › docs › configurationRemote Access. If you want secure remote access, the easiest option is to use Home Assistant cloud by which you also support the founders of Home Assistant. Other options are to use TLS/SSL via the add-ons Duck DNS integrating Let’s Encrypt or Let’s Encrypt . To expose your instance to the internet, use a VPN, or an SSH tunnel.
Remote access - Home Assistant
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/remoteRemote access. 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. The most common approach is to set up port forwarding ...