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Secure remote access / Work project · production deployment

Vipsy.

Remote Home Assistant access, without exposing the local network.

PythonDockerTLSReverse proxyWebRTC / coturn
PRODUCTION / HOME ASSISTANT OS

BUILT FOR THE PLACE IT RUNS

On-site systems.
Not a hosted website.

Deployed with Home Assistant at the property. It is not a standalone website: the gateway needs an HAOS host and the live site’s network environment.

Maintained across 10+ production sites in IndiaRésumé-reported deployment context
INTERACTIVE WALKTHROUGH / 01

Choose a control and see how the system’s ideas fit together.

vipsy / interactive studyLOCAL PREVIEW
PRIVATE NETWORK / APPLICATION-LEVEL PATH
01 / CLIENTHome appAuthenticated request
→ TLS →
02 / GATEWAYVipsyTerminates TLS · checks access
→ scoped proxy →
03 / SERVICEHome AssistantApplication endpoint
OPTIONAL MEDIA PATH

Architecture study · no remote connection is opened by this page.

THE ENGINEERING QUESTION / 02

How do you enable secure access from outside the home without exposing the home network or requiring a VPN app?

A secure application-layer gateway for Home Assistant. It terminates TLS, proxies authenticated requests to Home Assistant Core, and can relay WebRTC media through coturn.

THE APPROACH / 03

Make the system’s logic visible.

Put a purpose-built gateway at the application boundary. Let it terminate TLS and proxy only to the intended Home Assistant service, with a separate relay path for media when needed.

A CLOSER LOOK / 04

From the first input
to a useful outcome.

This sequence summarizes the project’s core idea. The interactive panel is a local visual study; use the linked repository or live service for the implemented project.

01 →

Authenticate

A remote request enters through the gateway over TLS and is authorized for the application.

02 →

Proxy narrowly

Forward application traffic to Home Assistant Core instead of joining or exposing the private LAN.

03 →

Relay media

Use an optional WebRTC / coturn path for real-time media when the session needs it.

KEEP EXPLORING / 05

Read the source.
Try the original.

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