Hello,
I’d like to have external access to my Home Assistant. I’ve watched several tutorials to configure this access, but it’s not working. Here’s my setup:
A domain name with OVH with DNS redirection to my IP address
HAOS on a dedicated miniPC (YAML modified for OVH)
Nginx with Let’s Encrypt (Force SSL and certificate up to date until 2026) and ports 80/81/443 configured
Ports 80 to 80 and 443 to 443 on my Freebox (internet box) are redirected.
But when I enter my domain name address, I get a “page under construction” message.
I don’t understand what’s wrong…
Thanks for your help!
Here is the documentation on the supported ways to do it:
How have you configured nginx?
I take this tuto
My domain name redirected to homeassistant.mydomainname (without www ?!) and in Nginx, I put to a new proxy homeassistant.mydomainname to localHA:8123 (https / Block Commons Exploit / Web socket support)
Maybe the tutoral saying that you need:
- Version de HA : v2020.12.1
is a hint that the information might be very much outdated. 5 years is an eternity in IT and for Home Assistant even more so. HA releases a major release every month, so this is 60 major releases behind…
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I understand but the external acces dont change ? No ?
The old configuration could be equal then some actuals parametres ?
I dont find any change (same form, same parameters).
Have you considered other (free) ways to create external access to Home Assistant?
For example, if you use Tailscale you can have secure remote-access without the need for installing a reverse-proxy or opening a port on your router. You get remote-access without exposing Home Assistant directly to the internet.
A basic Tailscale account provides free service for up to three users.
Sounds like your domain name is parked at your registrar. You need to log into your registrar and make sure the name is actually pointed to your IP address and not the hosting company servers. And make sure it is not set to “Parked” or “in development” or related.