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dusky lagoon May 4, 2026, 12:32 PM

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Hi,

I'm used to exposing services to the internet using a reverse Proxy (HA). That means that the traffic is something like internet --HTTPS--> proxy --HTTP--> HA.

How safe is HA in this setup? Any settings I should set to harden HA before exposing it to the internet that way? https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/remote/ is quite brief... Does that mean HA is safe by default? Should I setup rate limiting and stuff? I don't want to setup a VPN, it'll be too much of a hassle for my wife and kids.

Home Assistant

Remote access

Setting up remote access for Home Assistant.

hexed needle May 4, 2026, 1:17 PM

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look into cloudflared

zenith rain May 4, 2026, 1:29 PM

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dusky lagoon Hi, I'm used to exposing services to the internet using a reverse Proxy (HA). T...

A reverse proxy is fine. There is some documentation HERE on setting it up and specifying some limits.

You can specify specific users that are allowed to log in remotely vs local only.
Also you you can set 2FA TOTP for your users that are allowed to access remotely.

Home Assistant

HTTP

Offers a web framework to serve files.

sudden lynx May 4, 2026, 2:32 PM

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Indeed, HA via proxy is as safe as your login credentials to HA. A good password and 2FA is probably fine.

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