New setup issue: homeassistant.local:8123

I can’t seem to get into the HA web gui/login…

HA is currently installed on a Windows 11 machine via Virtual Box. CLI boots up fine and I can run commands without issue.

  • I can ping the IP on the local server, from another computer, and even via WiFi connected to the same network on a third PC.

  • When trying to use that IP or the homeassistant.local.8123 address nothing happens on any machine.

  • I’ve tried different browsers, different computers/OS’s, and the iOS app to no avail.

  • Router does see homeassistant and the IP matches the CLI.

  • I’ve disabled the server firewall and the same issue is present.

  • Observer works, but the login page does not. Imgur: The magic of the Internet

My first guess was a network configuration issue on the Virtual Box and/or server but everything seems okay… What am I missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You’re going to have to post some of the config related to the network config for the server and Virtual Box. VB introduces additional complexity, and (much like when you do this in Docker) there are things that need to be done a certain way for anything to work.

Sure thing!

Network info CLI:

Network info Windows 11: https://i.imgur.com/ess90n0.png

Network info Virtual Box: https://i.imgur.com/hpWX6h3.png

Adapter 2 on the windows box is a disabled wifi adapter.

Sorry, new user and can only imbed one image.

What happens when you go to

http://192.168.1.221:8123/

?

“core check” ran and output was: confirguration.yaml not found. I would assume this is because I have not been able to login/create an account yet.

You have to be able to overide the browser wanting https versus http. Check that out.

Same result as above. Tried via IP and the homeassistant.local:8123 (http/https)

Make sure that the firewall is disabled for your specific network type.
If you are not using the Windows firewall, then be aware that when you disable the third party firewall you are using, that the Windows firewall might be enabled then.

No third party firewalls installed… Just a fresh copy of Windows 11 with “defender” and that has been fully disabled. Same issue persists. I did go into advanced firewall settings and create a rule to allow all traffic through 8153 and no luck.

What browser are you using? Firefox will allow you to over ride the https versus http. I just tried Edge and it won’t let me, even tried the way to turn that off with no effect. Since Edge is built on Chrome that will also fail. So try FF

Currently using Chrome. Have tried Edge and Safari as well. Just tried FF and…

OK, that means something was a missed when you gened up the HA install into the docker. Check the settings for the HA that are brought out to the network card via the docker setup.

There lots of search returns “HA on a docker with networking issues”

Pardon my ignorance, but shouldn’t the docker dependencies be loaded on the image I installed on my virtual box already?

This was the link I used: * VirtualBox (.vdi)

So you followed step 5 on bridging the “Network” then the “virtual” Network Adapter 1 or ?" Choose “Bridged Adapter” the the true host network (allowing for a true network card or a motherboard network adapter).

Can you post the Terminal screen capture that is behind the browser pic also?

Looking back through the thread I see and address of 192.168.1.184 on the Win11 laptop and the docker is set to be 192.168.1.221 from the internal 172.X.X.X address

So I’m confused as what is the true address, so please post that terminal pic please

The IP has to be the same on the host Win11 and the Virtual box (host network adapter.

No not that one
I want what is behind this one

Here you go!

Thank you! So it looks correct. How is your home network setup? Any VLANs? More than one subnet?