Duckdns/wireguard/... Which one do you prefer and why? - eviltoast

Hi everyone

So, that’s a 2 in 1 post. First a more general question then looking for advice for a friend.

  • What is your preferred way to access HA from outside (and why)?

  • a friend of mine use duckdns and I often read (recently) that some people are having issue with it. Is wireguard a better way or another solution that is not too techy to deal with?

  • v1605@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    25 days ago

    Lots of good info here I’m not going to repeat, but I think if you’re going to open home assistant to the public Internet, you should not use duckdns. It’s better to get your own domain and set up a reverse proxy to use https. Or if it’s too technical, subscribe to nabu casa and let them handle it for you.

    • paf@jlai.luOPEnglish
      1·
      25 days ago

      Nabucasa is what I do as I never managed to understand properly network rules. What your thoughts on wireguard?

      • v1605@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        25 days ago

        Wireguard is good if you don’t want easy access to notifications or location based automations. Otherwise you need to always make sure the VPN is on.