Home Assistant not secure?

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peejayw

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#289607 16-Sep-2021 13:22

I have HA running on an Intel NUC and I access it from my computer over the home network.

In my browser, in front of the ip address it says "Not secure". Today when I was wanting to use ESPHome it came up with this message,"Limited functionality because you're not browsing the dashboard over a secure connection (HTTPS)."

So how do I make it a secure connection?

Thanks.

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

mattenz

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#2779321 16-Sep-2021 13:27

It doesn't really matter over your home network, and the ESPHome limited functionality isn't really that limiting (just connect to the

If you want https, you'll need a domain and a certificate. Something like this, but using Swag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0lhZc25Sro

If you're running HASS, maybe there's a Swag plugin.

peejayw

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#2779329 16-Sep-2021 13:36

OK, thanks for that.

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

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#2779332 16-Sep-2021 13:39

Troy Hunt (of HaveIBeenPwned fame) has a good post on this.

eluSiveNZ

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#2779336 16-Sep-2021 13:52

ESPHome was recently updated to allow flashing of devices via the browser accessing the device via USB, this requires HTTPS. That is what the warning relates to.