NGNIX/duckdns

Configuration
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All, i’m struggeling with my Hassio set up.

I have installed duckdns a year ago and had to make a few line’s in my config file:

http:

ssl_certificate: /ssl/fullchain.pem
ssl_key: /ssl/privkey.pem

I want to use NGNIX and removed the http lines from my config ( I started using the duckdns add-on).
but without these lines I cannot acces my HA via duckdns anymore. Putting http/ssl cert &key back resolves this issue but is not the way it should be set-up. NGNIX also requires to remove the ssl lines from the config.

Pulling my hare… what am I doing wrong?

NB I read that duckdns creates a ssl file but I cannot find this in my HA… Looks that this might be te problem but how to fix?

2

If you just remove those three lines then you should still be able to access HA using the local IP and port, eg http://192.168.0.42:8123/. If that works then you just need to check that:

  1. The port forwarding now is to NGINX not HA
  2. NGINX is correctly configured
3

Hi! thx for your reply! I can acces via the local IP (https…)
NGINX works (log files are clean, Ok result).

What do you mean bij port forward is to nginx? I have an asus router and just logged in (port forward on screen) but do not know what to do… Can you advice? I now have a port forward from 443 > 8123 .

BTW what about the ssl files? they are nowhere to be found :frowning:

4

Currently your port forward is to Home Assistant. You’re (apparently) wanting to use NGINX for SSL, so you need to:

  1. Change the port forwarding to point to NGINX
  2. Configure NGINX to forward the traffic to HA

The add-on I believe creates the certs in /ssl/ if you’ve enabled Lets Encrypt and configured things correctly. I don’t use it though.

5

Tried first to remove the config lines ( http and ssl) and reinstall duckdns to see if I can get it to work as being described in the docs. Result: no external entry via my duckdns.org:8123. I want to solve this first before moving on to NGINX. How to solve? I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Duckdns works fine but why do I still need the lines in my config file?

my setup:
NUC with ubuntu (16…)
Docker installed
Running Hassio in a container

6

If you’ve removed the SSL lines then you can’t use https://any more, only http://

7

Hi Tinkerer, thx for trying to help me out. Much appreciated. The http/https makes sense. I can acces my HA local and via duckdns external but according to the install inx I do not need the add the http and ssl lines in my config. But when I remove these lines from my config my duckdns stops working. Or should I remove the port forward 443>8123 from my router?

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Remove the port forward you’ve currently got set up. Set up a new one pointing to NGINX, as I said back in NGNIX/duckdns

9

Solved! Works as designed :smile:. Many thx!

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