ESPHome

[sergiobaiao]

Description

Hi there,
My ESPHome dashboard is password protected. When i enable the widget for ESPHome is giving the "API Error Information" box.

How can i solve it?

homepage version

v0.8.13

Installation method

Docker

Configuration

No response

Container Logs

No response

Browser Logs

No response

Troubleshooting

i tried putting the username and password on the widget but it didn't work:

• ESPHome:
  href: http://192.168.0.244:6052
  description: ESPHome
  icon: esphome.png
  container: esphome
  showStats: true
  widget:
  type: esphome
  url: http://192.168.0.244:6052
  username: admin
  password: my_very_secure_password

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To resolve the "API Error Information" issue with your ESPHome widget on the Homepage dashboard, you should ensure that your configuration is correct and follows the documentation for the ESPHome widget. Based on the context provided, the ESPHome widget configuration does not include fields for username and password. This means that the widget may not support authentication directly through the widget configuration.

Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot the issue:

1. Check the ESPHome Documentation: Verify if ESPHome has an API that supports authentication and if there are specific parameters or headers required for authenticated requests.

2. Check the Homepage Documentation: Review the documentation for the ESPHome widget to ensure that you are using the correct configuration options. If the widget does not support authentication, it may not be possible to use it with a password-protected ESPHome dashboard.

3. Check for Updates: Ensure that you are using the latest version of Homepage, as updates may include fixes or enhancements for widgets.

4. Review Error Messages: If there are any error messages in the "API Error Information" box or in the container logs, they may provide clues as to what is causing the issue.

5. Contact Support: If you are unable to resolve the issue, consider reaching out to the Homepage community or support channels for assistance.

Since the ESPHome widget configuration provided in the context does not include authentication fields, it is likely that the widget is not designed to work with a password-protected ESPHome dashboard. You may need to disable password protection on your ESPHome dashboard or look for alternative methods to display ESPHome data on your Homepage dashboard.

If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please let me know.

This comment was generated by Glime.

[shamoon]

1 & 2 above are basically the answer. If auth is an 'official' option of ESPHome (I dont have one of those things to know), then we can consider this a feature request to add support for that. The default username / password options only really work with one type of auth, which might not be what ESPhome uses

[mircsicz]

In my case the username and password are set via docker environment vars in my compose.yml

version: '3'
services:
  esphome:
    container_name: esphome
    image: ghcr.io/esphome/esphome
    volumes:
      - /srv/docker/esphome/config:/config
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
    restart: always
    privileged: true
    devices:
      - /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0
    network_mode: host
    environment:
      - USERNAME=USERNAME
      - PASSWORD=SECRETPASSWD