TLDR, tried to restore a backup from HA docker on HA OS, can’t access it cause of previously configured reverse proxy that forces it to only listen on 127.0.0.1:8123
hi members.
I’ve had a home assistant instance running on one of my laptops at home using docker.
recently, i decided to install home assistant OS on that same laptop and migrating over the config from the docker instance.
now the trouble is that after the install, I pressed restore and gave it the back up file and the key that i got from the docker instance.
the restore worked without any problem but now i can’t access the instance anymore.
The reason i guess is probably is that i ran home assistant behind an apache2 reverse proxy on that same machine so it’s now listening on local host only.
Normally, i would try to fix these by SSHing to the machine but home assistant blocks SSH access by default.
i have physical access to the machine, but trying to do anything without a screen reader (i am fully blind) is hard at best and impossible at times.
mainly cause OCRing is not that good especially since i can’t do focusing properly cause i can’t see.
I could try one liner commands and stuff the only hard part would be editing files.
From the screen OCRs i did, it is running and now showing the console of HA and it is on the network.
Other ports seams to be open like port 4357 and 5355. Not sure what they do though.
any incite into this would be appreciated.
can i some how modify the back up file and do the restore again?
thanks and sorry if the post was too long.
Your post is fine.
We’ll dispense with the usual hey here’s how to format a post. I’m sure you have enough on your mind right now and in your head I’m sure it’s formatted perfectly! 
So to recap. Had HA docker only listening to localhost behind some kind of firewall. You restored and pewf
Your assumption is correct that’s exactly why you can’t ‘see’ it (sorry couldn’t help it. I make these jokes with a buddy of mine when we work together too)
Your task is to
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make sure your router will assign an IP address in the correct subnet or allow you to manual ip (I bet your existing was manual Ip?)
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Get to the HA console and reconfigure network.
What is the correct IP / subnet mask the HA host should have now?
Get a keyboard/mouse on your HA box you can issue the console command there as long as its ‘up’ I guess monitor is optional for you? (we’ll have to assume some stuff)
Unrelated Side note - look up cephable when you get free time one of the best AI accessability uses I’ve seen to date - but we’ll talk about that later.
If op does these two with the correct network setting it should fix it.
Because headless and blind they’ll have to issue the command and assume it works. Then immediately restart if they can confirm the rest of the network config before they start we should be able to. Assemble the correct command sequence (and everyone I’ve ever worked with blind at a keyboard as absolutely impeccable typing skills so I suspect we just need thier correct network config to issue the command and bounce it