Guide : OpenVPN Access to Home Assistant

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@Robbrad yes very much makes sense, thank you for explaining! But with that in mind, would it be possible to make the RPI accessible on nord? So that I can connect to it securely using the same VPN on my phone while accessing HA?

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Your proposal technically makes perfect sense, but nord donā€™t allow you to connect to other devices that also use the vpn

By doing what your saying youā€™d only secure the Rpis internet traffic.

Whatā€™s your reservation on setting up a vpn? Is it security or technical?

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I see. My reservation was getting the right solution with the least amount of effort, to avoid taking a longer route. Your guide will be a bit of a challenge for me tbh but I hope Iā€™ll manage with the help of the community in case of issues :smiley:

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You could try https://www.pivpn.io/

I havenā€™t tried it myself but it is a ready made solution

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Thnx, will look into it!

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@Robbrad works like a charm! Very easy installation thanks for the suggestion :smiley:

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Ok, I have openVPN working, and from my mobile device I can access HomeAssistant using the local address through a web browser. But I canā€™t get the HomeAssistant App to work through the VPN. I have it working right now by opening a port in my firewall and passing the traffic that way, but I would prefer to use the VPN for it. Also, I would like to use location/proximity for automations. I havenā€™t set them up yet, but plan to.

For example, I ski almost every weekend in the winter. I have an hour and 20 minute drive each way to the resort. I would like to have my heat reset 1 degree colder for each 10 miles when Iā€™m driving away, and when Iā€™m returning I would like to have it rest 1 degree warmer for each 10 miles when Iā€™m driving towards.

And when I arrive home, which is often after dark, I would like my foyer lights to come on.

Without having the homeassistant app working, and my GPS, I canā€™t do these automations.

So, what am I missing? How do I get my HomeAssistant mobil app to work through my VPN?

Thanks much

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Unfortunately I donā€™t speak English so I rely on Google Translate.

following this discussion I come across linguistic and conceptual barriers and I must say that acronyms that I donā€™t know donā€™t help me

I explain my situation:

I discovered Home Assistant a couple of days ago

I installed it on a 64-bit Intel miniPC
I see HA on my network
Now I want to access remotely.

My home network has Internet access via LTE service

I understand that a VPN is necessary.

premise: I have a remote server with static IP that I can use as I wish.

Request:
How can you access a local server with VPN from a dynamic IP address?
Where should the VPN be installed?
On a local computer or on the remote server?
Are the computer hosting the VPN and the master and the computer with HA the right client?

I understood that the VPN server had to be remote and that the local client with HA connected to it and thus became accessible.

I apologize for such trivial questions, but sometimes in the tutorials I donā€™t find these steps or at least I donā€™t understand them due to the translation.