Self-hosters struggle to set up HTTPS for local services
Home Assistant users who want access to stay on their LAN or VPN find local HTTPS setup complex: current approaches can involve a proxy, external services, or manual certificate management. HTTPS can also be necessary for add-on webpages embedded in dashboards. A related Headscale request points to the same certificate setup friction, though most of the evidence is from Home Assistant users.
For home Assistant and self-hosted service administrators. Mentioned from May 2024 to Jul 2025 on product forums and GitHub.
4 different people described this problem in 4 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 3.0/10
- Pain
- 6.3/10
- Frequency
- 5.8/10
- Willingness to pay
- 0.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Consumers
- Competition
- High
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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This introduces significant complexity and a steep learning curve, especially for users who: - Want secure access only within their local network
I have no interest in exposing my network to the internet. I prefer to maintain a VPN connection when away from home. I am just now starting to deal with issues where I can’t use a addon properly because it’s integration into home assistant requires https to play well in an iframe using a webpage dashboard
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