So I’ve been searching and it seems there’s no way to access my local network devices from HA app, because of host/networking setup. So what’s the point of having this app at all, if it’s main functionality can’t be used? All I wanted to begin with, was WoL of my PC, but HA can’t see it, even thoug…

Yes. No. I don’t have any WoL devices. Everything running 24x7.

Typically, docker containers in TN don’t need or use layer 2 networking (e.g. WoL ethernet frames). As has been suggested, if you need this, run HAOS in a VM with the NIC bound to a physical or bridge interface on the host.

[image] Belperite: run HAOS in a VM with the NIC bound to a physical or bridge interface on the host Unfortunately, I have almost no clue how to do that :disappointed: I might try to search what these terms (except VM) are

Absolutely - it would mean you’d get the most out of TN and Home Assistant.

HAOS - Home Assistant Operating System. A complete distribution by the Home Assistant project and their recommended way to run Home Assistant. Available for dedicated hardware on Intel/AMD or ARM or for VMs. [image] Installation Install Home Assistant

There’s a guide for installing HAOS in TrueNAS VM if you want to go that route. [image] Installing HAOS (Home Assistant OS) in a VM Apps and Virtualization Install Home Assistant OS Begin in the TrueNAS UI by selecting Datasets from the left-hand menu. Next, c…

if you want full feature set of home assistant you need haos if you use haos you install it in a VM and it then behaves like a real machine (i have been running it this way for years across multiple hyperivsors, image moved as i moved hyperivsors, originally was installed on hyper-v, now on proxmox…

[image] scyto: if you want full feature set of home assitant you need hasos HAOS.

corrected, bad habit on my part

[image] Karmalakas: WoL of my PC WoL should work as it’s just broadcast data, but if HA is running as a Container, it’s using NAT, which would not re-broadcast the WoL packet. You need to add either a Bridge or Macvlan interface or run HA as a VM. I have been running HA under a VM and it wo…

What's the point of Home Assistant on True NAS?

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There’s a guide for installing HAOS in TrueNAS VM if you want to go that route.

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