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What is a WAF? Part 1: Background and our use-case
A web application firewall (WAF) is a specific form of application firewall that filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web service. Explore with us the benefits and rollout of this great tool that anyone can use to help secure and protect their website.
Using CloudFlared add-on to facilitate secure access to Home Assistant outside your home
Home Assistant is one of the greatest tools in any home automation toolkit. Featuring 3000+ smart home technology integrations, it is fast becoming the go to if you want to automate your house and life.
But as you crawl deeper down the rabbit hole, it quickly starts to appear that the only easy and reliable way to access your Home Assistant server from outside your house is to utilise the built-in Nabu Casa remote access feature. And whilst this is a fantastic and secure service, it’s not free.
There are a few different ways we can avoid this by utilising free offerings. One of the quickest and most reliable we have found is the CloudFlared add-on for Home Assistant OS.
How to setup a Arlec GRID Connect Ceiling Fan w/Light in LocalTuya
WiFi is a fickle beast and WiFi connected IoT gear can be unreliable at best. Tuya has thrown their WiFi IoT chips into anything that beeps, buzzes, spins and dings with the aim to ensure your whole house can be controlled remotely. For a Home Assistant user striving for complete local control, this is where LocalTuya comes in. But it’s not that simple to add all your Tuya devices.
This article is how to add the Arlec 130cm GRID Connect Smart Madrid ceiling fan w/light to your LocalTuya.
Configuring SkyConnect with Zigbee2MQTT
The Home Assistant SkyConnect dongle is supposed to be the easiest way to add Zigbee support to your Home Assistant instance and make it Matter-ready.
But it’s a bit more fiddly then that.
So here’s how we got it working with Zigbee2MQTT