Apps outside the home

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I am new to Hubitat, but not in automation. Quick question on access other than a subscription. I realize I can access the devices outside the home on the dashboard, but is there a way to access apps/routines other than a subscription?

Also is backing up locally the same as I would get by paying for it through a subscription?

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Welcome to Hubitat. There are some key differences between local and cloud backups. Local are not as complete. Read all about it here: Backup and Restore (Settings) | Hubitat Documentation

By accessing apps/routines do you mean to edit/create them? If so, a VPN will allow you to do that. I use Wireguard that I setup on a Raspberry Pi for example. If you mean to be able to execute them, you could do that with a virtual device that is on a dashboard.

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I'd also add that some Apps include the option for cloud-based endpoints (access). Dashboards, which are just another App, are a good example of this, plus the Maker API built-in app, but any app, if developed with a cloud endpoint included can be accessed through a cloud-based URL, the same as cloud dashboard URLs.

With respect to automations, Rule Machine has the option to have the rule triggered by a HTTP endpoint, which can be local or cloud-based. So you can trigger an automation, being the RM rule, using a HTTP call from a remote device / machine.

https://docs2.hubitat.com/apps/rule-machine#using-rule-machine-from-http-requests

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Thank you. No, I was wondering If needed to to be able to access them outside the home. Sounds like the switch would take care of that. :smiley:

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Thanks for the quick response. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you :grinning:

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