Remotely access Home Assistant via Tailscale for free

Kevin Purdy

Alex Kretzschmar

This blog post, originally published in April 2024, was updated in July 2026 to reflect the most modern and convenient ways to install a Tailscale app in Home Assistant and use it for remote access, to accompany a newer video tutorial. You can see the original video here.

An update to Home Assistant in August 2026 changed some of the setup instructions for this post; they have been noted in the text.

Home Assistant brings the connected devices in your home into one interface, where you can control, connect, and automate them. It's an incredible open-source project, especially given that it can run on modest hardware. And with Tailscale added into your Home Assistant setup, you can control all your devices from anywhere you can run Tailscale, without opening ports or setting up proxies.

Our YouTube host Alex Kretzschmar recently published an updated video...

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