# Use node-red on own-host website

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-node-red-on-own-host-website/62586>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 May 2022 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-node-red-on-own-host-website/62586 "2022-05-13T10:40:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Licky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@Licky](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Licky)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2022 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-node-red-on-own-host-website/62586/1 "2022-05-13T10:40:49Z")

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Hello, i'm done working on my flow in a localhost environment. Now, i'd like to deploy it to my website :

It would be host from my computer under debian 11.  
My domain name would be : [www.tipod.rascol.net](http://www.tipod.rascol.net)  
My public ip is linked to it already, if i go on the website, it's forwarding us to apache2 index.html default page.

So, as a resume :  
The domain name [www.tipod.rascol.net](http://www.tipod.rascol.net) is forwading my browser to the apache default page.  
If i enter my domain name + node-red port, i get the node-red working (ex: [www.tipod.rascol.net:1880/ui](http://www.tipod.rascol.net:1880/ui))

But i'd like to have the node-red working when i enter my [www.tipod.rascol.net](http://www.tipod.rascol.net) website.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2022 11:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-node-red-on-own-host-website/62586/2 "2022-05-13T11:12:56Z")

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Be very careful with this setup as your local computer will be exposed to the internet over http: this is highly discouraged. One of the active forum members (@TotallyInformation) has created several [forum posts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/safely-accessing-node-red-over-the-internet/45024) and blogs about this topic. I would suggest reading these topics, _unless_ you are ok with being vulnerable to the internet.

At the very least make sure that you are using https and not http, ie. get a ssl certificate for your website.  
A better setup would be to run a VPN and connect over the VPN to your local machine, or use a reverse proxy (with 2 factor authentication).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [12 July 2022 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-node-red-on-own-host-website/62586/3 "2022-07-12T11:13:15Z")

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