Using Owntracks with Cloudflared

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Hi

I have HA and have remote access by the Cloudflared add-on. I want to be able to track my iOS device on my HA.

I can’t seem to track my iOS location using the regular tracking in HA (it seems to think I am permanently at home). I think this may be because the iOS app cannot communicate my location with the HA instance when I am away from my local network.

I thought I could fix this by installing OwnTracks integration and its iOS app. On the iOS OwnTracks app I followed the instructions for HTTP, authentication etc and tried using both the local URL address - which is the one the integration created - and also replacing that the local URL address of my HA instance part of the HTTP address with the external URL of my remote HA. Neither works when I am away from my local network. The local URL works when on my local network.

When I am off my local network - in the status info of the iOS app, I get an “HTTP response 302 error” when using the external URL remote HA as the beginning part of the HTTP URL address. I get a constant “connecting” status when I am using the local URL.

Please can someone advise?

Thanks!!!

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If you’re happy playing in cloudflare did, why not skip own tracks and expose home assistant with cloudflare, then the companion app will report location properly when off network.

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I have exactly the same issue (and setup) as @ehu156. The companion app doesn’t reliably report location (or speed), hence OwnTrack. I am not finding any useful information re. this on the net.
How are other people doing it? Anyone?

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I am facing same problem using cloudflare and Android mobile phone
The device_tracker always pointing to my Home Network when I am away

Still I am looking for a solution