# Use node-red on own-host website

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-node-red-on-own-host-website/62586>\
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**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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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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