What I want to achieve:

I’m subscribed to Home Assistant Cloud, and I want better location history but integrated to Home Assistant.

What I’ve tried:

I’ve tried to setup the server integration, I have traccar running successfully, but I don’t know how to reach traccar without exposing it to the internet too, is that even possible? I know there’s a script that feeds a HA device’s location to Traccar, but I would prefer to use the official integration if possible.

Questions

Can I avoid exposing Traccar server to the internet without using a VPN?

  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Well, I’m using the smaller HA client so that it doesn’t use google / apple servers, this means no location data via the HA client on my phones.

    So, for me there is no location data already in HA. I have to put it there.

    “History” - as in long term storage of where I’ve been? I don’t need to keep more than a day (or 2) live on the system… but the webhook is just a sensor with data, so the storage can be longer if required.

    For us, there’s a lot of noise with us wandering around the house / town / etc. that has no longterm interest. Instead, I’ll use OSM to track an interesting journey.

    But, integrating straight into HA simplifies my overall system - 1 less server to secure & maintain.