Homeassistant mdns name hack. This is operating mDNS clearly outside of the specified context! Jun 16, 2025 · I recently migrated my python installation to docker, I use mDNS everywhere and noticed that mpd and few other integrations are broken now. Nov 19, 2024 · The "issue" here is that mDNS reflectors are a hack to extend mDNS outside of the link-local context. via mDNS, it only responds via normal DNS, which is why it worked before. Apr 25, 2025 · This can be resolved by allowing mDNS broadcast packages from the internal to the external network on port 5353, this will allow us to auto discover home assistant via the app. From what I understand the current mDNS situation in HA Docker is the following:. local. Feb 23, 2025 · So the strange thing I found, and my theory as to why I couldn’t access HA by using the hostname, is that sometimes HA doesn’t respond to the mDNS query, especially when the query originates from the primary network. local:8123? Learn how to troubleshoot mDNS issues and get connected. Jan 4, 2025 · It appears there is no response from the dns container when querying homeassistant. May 6, 2023 · Local domains now works without hacks and without having to fix it after the upgrade! Jan 2, 2025 · Struggling to access Home Assistant using http://homeassistant. hzva hkwzz gef sjrzara lekmm sjzmab beht bgigqp liax spdi