Embedded browser in HA to access LAN over Hassio (think of a Citrix App)

[gurbina93]

Not sure where to put this topic, but here it goes…

I want to have a browser embedded in Hassio.

What’s my objective?
I want to be able to access my LAN websites/services over Hassio. Sort of something like this:

I want to be able to log in into Hassio, click on a tab and have this magical browser within my browser that will let me reach my LAN consoles. No VPN required, no remote desktop required, etc, etc.

Look at it like a browser hosted in my HomeAssistant that is displayed to me over the web, the request from that browser will be coming from the host (homeassistant) so I will be to access my LAN websites/services from this component over the internet.

Why do I want it?
I simply want an easier way to reach some of my consoles over the internet without the hassle of a VPN. Basically being able to do this from any browser just by logging into my HomeAssistant.

Any solutions out there that do this?

I think it might something like this, has anyone tried and being able to display it in a HA tab?
https://hub.docker.com/r/jlesage/firefox/

[popboxgun (ha_popbox)]

Check out Organizr.

https://organizr.app/

[gurbina93]

Just tried it, kinda neat but very basic. Most of the stuff I use doesn’t have integrations or support IFrame. And I don’t have the skills or energy to use the customized stuff.

The docker from Jlesage/Firefox seems like it does what I want but there’s no armhf (Raspberry Pi) image available, you have to build it. Another reason to get myself a NUC.

But I found a very good option and kinda achieves what I want: Guacamole.

Basically it is an RDP/VNC/SSH gateway that works wonders.
I open Guacamole web page and I get a web version (HTML5) of a remote desktop/putty, once I added my connections I can just double click and I’ll be remoting to it by using my browser. No VPN, no apps, nothing required! Just a browser that supports HTML5.

[popboxgun (ha_popbox)]

That looks pretty sweet, I’ll take a look. 2fa is a plus.

I moved from RPi to NUC a couple months ago, it’s so much nicer.

[PablexXXXX (Luis Pablo Figueroa)]

I also need to access my LAN through HA. How do you install GUACAMOLE on HA?

[Himdola]

Yes also i am interested on this topic, what are now possible to use it in HA to access de remote PC and is it safe to use RDP inside Ha to connect?

[strumf666 (Peter Štampfel)]

Is this still relevant? I use nabu casa / home assistant cloud to remotely access HA but for some things I would need to access my LAN as well. I can think of two options to do that, either run a web browser in HA/debian or a rdp in HA to access my pc. Suggestions? Thanks in advance.

[Mincka]

I made an add-on based on the container of Jocelyn Lesage:

Home Assistant Add-On: Firefox

Home Assistant Add-on: Firefox Run Firefox as a browser inside Home Assistant to access local or external web sites from your home. [Supports aarch64 Architecture] [Supports amd64 Architecture] [Supports armv7 Architecture] [Supports i386 Architecture] This is my first Home Assistant Add-on and my first repo. I’ll try my best to improve things based on your feedback, thank you! [image] About Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by Mozilla Foundation and its subsid…

A lots of improvements were done over the years. I did not try to publish a armhf since he does not publish it himself but it may work. Not sure, if there’s still a lot of interest for armhf nowadays, but I could try to publish it in the add-on version.