https not working with self signed certificates

[home-assistant]

https not working with self signed certificates

[subutux]

Try this before you execute homebridge:

export NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0

[maddox]

Yeah, it sounds like it's rejecting your self signed cert. Are you using a self signed cert, or a Let's Encrypt cert. If the former, you should consider migrating to the later.

[robbiet480]

👍 for @maddox. Closing as this isn't a homebridge-homeassistant issue.

[robbiet480]

Added a note about this use case to the README here.

[maddox]

👏

[kolossboss]

Hi,

I'm running into the same problem.

I have an trusted certificate valid for my DNS address but not my local HA address. HA has no issues and works great with this certificate.

What do you exactly mean with

Try this before you execute homebridge:

export NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0

How can I do this export NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 when I autostart Homebridge with systemd.server?

I dont get it to work

[kolossboss]

OK found a nice and easy solution.

I simply modified the homebridge executable set up file .

This file is located here:

/usr/lib/node_modules/homebridge/bin

Just added the command: process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "0";

Then the file look like this:

#!/usr/bin/env node

//
// This executable sets up the environment and runs the HomeBridge CLI.
//

'use strict';

process.title = 'homebridge';

// Find the HomeBridge lib
var path = require('path');
var fs = require('fs');
var lib = path.join(path.dirname(fs.realpathSync(__filename)), '../lib');
process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "0";

// Run HomeBridge
require(lib + '/cli')();

Now restart homebridge service. And the ssl errors are gone.

NOTE: THIS DISABLES ALL KINDS OF SECURITY CHECKS

I think everything is local if I put in the local home Assistant IP in config.json, so I hope this is not a big deal.

I dont know if this is the right way but this works for me and works this autostart and systemd service.