Home Assistant Remote Access using NGINX

Thank you for watching. In this video we will take you through setting up remote access using NGINX. We are using DuckDNS for this but you can use any dynamic DNS service.

DuckDNS - duckdns.org

Code to be added to configuration.yaml (NGINX):

http:
use_x_forwarded_for: true
trusted_proxies:
- 172.30.33.0/24

To fix issues with addons using their own web server, such as ESPHome, create a file called nginx_proxy_default_fix_ingress.conf and paste the following in:

location /api {
proxy_connect_timeout 60;
proxy_read_timeout 60;
proxy_send_timeout 60;
proxy_intercept_errors off;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Host $host:8126;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_pass http://homeassistant.local.hass.io:81...
}

Code to be added to configuration.yaml (ip ban, optional):

ip_ban_enabled: true # use this to enable auto IP ban
login_attempts_threshold: 3

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When browsing to your Home Assistant instance, this is usually - homeassistant.local:8123. If this does not work, try homeassistant:8123. If all else fails, check your router's device listing for the IP address. Once you have an SSL certificate set up, remember to use https: in front of the URL.

Chapter links:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - DuckDNS - Create Domain
1:32 - Install & Configure DuckDNS addon
2:74 - Router Port Forwarding
3:12 - Install & Configure NGINX Proxy addon
4:26 - Home Assistant Configuration
5:23 - Extra steps for addon compatibility
6:52 - Testing
7:43 - IP Ban (optional)

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