# Remote Access Dashboard Node-red

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-access-dashboard-node-red/36841>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [2 December 2020 04:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-access-dashboard-node-red/36841 "2020-12-02T04:03:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![hoaiducvn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@hoaiducvn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hoaiducvn)\
**Post date:** [2 December 2020 04:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-access-dashboard-node-red/36841/1 "2020-12-02T04:03:30Z")

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Hi all, I'm Duc. I am working with Dashboard node-red and has successfully communicated with S7 (siemens) on my PC . I have a question: "how to remote access dashboard node-red from my phone?"

Hope everyone will support!  
Thanks!

Tran Hoai Duc from Vietnam

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [2 December 2020 10:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-access-dashboard-node-red/36841/2 "2020-12-02T10:09:03Z")

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Welcome to the forum @hoaiducvn

This is a subject that has been discussed many times here. The main issue is that if you just open your node-red to the internet then it will very soon get hacked and you will find your machine compromised. Search here for 'securing node-red' and similar terms and you will find many hits. Basically it is not something to be undertaken lightly, it is necessary to understand the implications.

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**Author:** ![shrickus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/shrickus/32/517_2.png) [@shrickus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shrickus)\
**Post date:** [2 December 2020 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-access-dashboard-node-red/36841/3 "2020-12-02T20:14:57Z")

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You can also use a VPN app on your phone to connect securely to your home network -- so nothing specific to node-red, but it can allow your phone to access your node-red server from the internet.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [2 December 2020 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remote-access-dashboard-node-red/36841/4 "2020-12-02T20:22:44Z")

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Yes, there are many approaches, each of which have different advantages and disadvantages - all have been well documented in previous threads. Those threads point out to some key articles on blogs and the Node-RED documentation as well.

Some of us avoid the problem by interfacing through the Telegram messaging service - Node-RED has some excellent nodes for quickly building bots for Telegram.

I have a bot command that will also turn on an NGROK session that temporarily creates a secure tunnel that I can use if I need to access Node-RED in an emergency.

I prefer that to having a permanently running VPN session as it limits any exposure. Indeed, in some countries running a VPN to your home might attract unwelcome attention or even be illegal.