See HubiGraphs in Hubitat Android App Dashboard when not connected to Local network?

[calinatl]

My goal is to see the graphs, created in Hubigraphs, that are in my Hubitat Dashboard, when I access the dashboard via the Android Hubitat App when I am away from my network. I thought this was not possible without a VPN, so asked about accomplishing this via VPN in the linked thread.

@danabw requested that I start a new thread for this, so perhaps my goal does not require a VPN? Any info appreciated!

Setting Up a VPN

Thanks for starting this topic. My only goal in getting a VPN is to be able to see the graphs on my Hubitat Dashboard when I am away from home. Is there a safer way, other than a VPN to do this? My hesitation with a VPN is I don't want to open a route to my home network that could get hacked, because I really don't know what I'm doing with this. For those of us who bought a Hubitat because we are not familiar with and don't have the time to learn how mess with RPI's, NAS and all that, is the…

[danabw]

A little searching, just found this, which seems to confirm it won't work w/out a VPN:

Hubigraph no longer loading remotely

As far as I know the graphs never worked remotely, unless you had a VPN setup. It was asked about several times in the Hubigraph thread and the developer mentioned that it was something he wanted to look into, but he left HE and he never implemented any kind of change for that, that I recall.

Original Hubigraphs topic:

Hubigraphs 4.8 (The Final Chapter)

*** HUBIGRAPHS IS NO LONGER ACTIVELY SUPPORTED *** DESCRIPTION HubiGraph(s) is a collection of FREE applications that enable the user to ultimately build Dashboard Tiles that support various graphs (line, bar, etc), Weather, and Radar. Features Graphing via Google Charts API a. Line, Bar, Area, Time Line b. Gauges Weather Conditions and Forecast via PWS or OpenWeather a. Fully Configurable Sub-tiles Displaying graphs on a dashboard a. Automatic child device ( Hubigraph Tile Device ) c…

[calinatl]

Yes, I had also found those threads. That is why I thought I need a VPN, thus posted over in that thread....
...those threads also allude to further development that might make it possible to view graphs via the app when not connected locally, so I was hoping your reply meant either something with Hubitat updates or something else had changed and it might now be possible...
...back to the VPN thread....

[Sebastien]

FYI - Hubigraph is no longer being developed by the original developer, but a fork/copy exists within WebCore.

[calinatl]

Yes, aware of Hubigraph no longer being supported, but it still works.
Notwithstanding me trying to figure out WebCore and and recreating the graphs, would the WebCore graphs be visible via the Hubitat Android Dashboard when I'm not connected locally without a VPN?
If so, would the WebCore graphs be visible locally when I have no local internet connection?

[Sebastien]

That will be a question for the WebCore team. Like you, I am still using the original version. Have not used WebCore yet…

[calinatl]

Thank you
I tried asking, but so far no response...

Using graphs in webCoRE

Clarification request: If I go through setting this up to get webCoRe to generate graphs, will I be able to see those graphs in the native Hubitat Android app even when I am accessing the app remotely (ie not on my local network)? I currently use Hubigraphs, however I can only see the graphs I inserted in the dashboard when the phone is connected locally to my LAN. If I open the native Hubitat dashboard when I am away, the area where the graphs would show is just blank.

Thus, trying to figure out the VPN solution...

[FriedCheese2006]

I ran into a similar problem. The issue is that the dashboard uses a local link to display the graphs. When you aren't connected to the same network, that local link doesn't work. For this to work, the dashboard tiles would have to point to a publicly accessible link.