The Easiest Free Way To Do Home Assistant Remote Access!

I have covered quite a few different remote access solutions for Home Assistant, either through port forwarding or setting up VPNS but recently, it has emerged there is another way to do it...via a Cloudflare tunnel! So let's take a look at it & I'll show you how to set it up with a free domain name & explain why you may do this over some of those other methods we've talked about in the past!

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[EverythingSmartHome]

Small correction at 8:22 - I used Plex as an example of a web service to add as an additional sub domain, this was meant to be an example only of something you could connect - do not connect Plex to Cloudflare, it is against the ToS to stream video through Cloudflare tunnel and could result in getting your account closed.

This was a poor choice of an example on my part, apologies!

[bat]

no nonsense no need to skip even a minute video. This video is the EXAMPLE for a value video which don't waste the viewers time or the creator's time just straight to the point and everything covered with error possibility and bonus tip. This should be the template of an content oriented video making.
Awesome

[JS-upff]

I said it before and I will say it again: your videos are top notch. They are short but very complete. Keep this going, it's highly appreciated!

[Muscleduck]

Few tips for viewers: when first setting up the domain name, wait 15 mins before continuing on Cloudflare. Cloudflare couldn't find my domain the first 10-15 mins. Also, same goes for adding the Cloudflared repo to HA. It added but for some reason I couldn't find the CLoudflared add-on. I rebooted my Pi and did something else and by the time I came back the add-on was there.

But absolutely brilliant video. And I love that you added the Plex tip. I know Cloudflare doesn't like Plex, but I'm contemplating using Loxone this way, as long as I've not fully integrated it into HA. I won't have to use the Loxone DNS anymore with the port forwarding. The Cloudflare tunnel seems safer.

[RipsawFox]

I watched the video on release, and finally got around to setting it up today. The instructions were so easy to follow. I've now managed to get rid of No-IP, close ports on my router, remove reverse proxy settings from my Synology and still access HA and my other services so much more easily and securely. Thanks for this Lewis.

[aqrus]

Dude, I love your videos! Every single explanation is straight to the point and can is so simple that even inexperienced home assistant users can follow along. Keep up the great work, Lewis!

[SnowyPe]

I followed your tutorial and it works 100%.. I have been using it for the past month and have had zero issues. Thanks a mil for the tutorial steps.

[INSIGHTSAU]

Brilliant video as usual. I’m sticking with Nabu though just to support the development.

[michelghantous]

Thank you very much. I am new to home assistant and started it from scratch few weeks ago with the help of YouTube videos. Most of them are yours and few from others. The good things about yours are up to the point with no secrets behind the scenes. Thanks again and keep your great videos.

[antoniavivas]

been after this feature for more than 2 years and for one reason or another no other method has worked for me. Now I can finally ditch Nabu Casa. Thanks a ton mate.

[makaveli]

27 degrees I am jealous. I am sitting in the 40s here in London. Another epic video I was going to use a paid for droplet to open up other services but your method is great. Thank you

[TheSalwayCannans]

As others have commented, this is so straight to the point. No messing around explaining anything at the beginning but getting right into it. I am coming to your channel for everything from now on! Keep up the great content!

[veerav]

Never seen a spot on video. Such a great information every minute without wasting anyone’s time.

[doschlumm]

Great Video, Lewis. thanks for the detailed one.
Some remarks for other newbies, you need to restart the HA so the repository will be shown.
Also, remember to verify your email address from cloud flare (clicking the link in the email that was sent to you), otherwise it wont work.

[shinydoc]

Thank you 🙏 I already used Cloudflare and some services with them, so just got another Domain Name with them (I think their prices are fair) and job was a good'un. Very straightforward, thank you again.

[chunkychops]

Excellent, and the process still works (generally). The freenom website was down, but I bought a 79p domain elsewhere and followed the same steps, except updating the NS records with the other domain provider instead.
With the companion app, I had the option to set up the URL for when I'm off wifi, and the local address would be used when on local wifi (so if internet goes down I can still use the HA app in the house.
Thanks for the instructions.

[TheStupidcomment]

Bro this video is legit. I used a different service than freenom cos it's not working anymore. But all other steps are valid at the time of writing this comment. I subbed and liked and smashed everything.

[waelali]

This worked so well!!!
i also added the URL to the HA app and it just logged in immediately without wifi connection. great success.
one more thing is that now whatever guide i follow, things just work without any hussle. because now i use NUC with HAOS on it. i used HA in container and VM before and it sucked, nothing worked properly and i alway had to go through back doors to make easy installations. now things just work!
thank you for the great video!

[DLWertz]

Absolutely incredible! I have a home assistant server running in my motorhome with a cellular router. I can't do port forwarding so this solved my access issue. Thank you for a clear and concise overview.

[simonpowell]

Great Video, Lewis. Perfectly timed for me as my whole duckDNS system fell over, and I've never been too keen on using it. Cloudflare offer a top class service. Cheers.