Home Assistant Cloud

Paid subscription service for remote access and off-site backup storage without opening router ports.

service also known as Nabu Casa

Knowledge about Home Assistant Cloud

Home Assistant backups: keep the emergency kit, store copies off the deviceprocedure · unverified · Home Assistant backups are always encrypted; without the encryption key from the backup emergency kit you cannot restore them. Schedule automatic backups, keep copies outside Home Assistant and one off-site, and test a restore.
Remote access to Home Assistant: don't just forward port 8123; set trusted proxies behind a reverse proxywarning · unverified · Home Assistant calls its Cloud the easiest and safest remote access option; VPNs are the other secure choice. Behind a reverse proxy, requests are blocked until 'Trust X-Forwarded-For' and the proxy's address are configured.