# Homey Bridge and Home assistant (local) **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Tags:** homey-bridge, home-assistant\ **Created:** [September 26, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-bridge-and-home-assistant-local/90323 "2023-09-26T19:41:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-bridge-and-home-assistant-local/90323/2 "2023-09-26T19:52:48Z")
You don’t need Homey bridge, while it cannot handle local wifi connections other than the one to your router 🥴 You’ll need to add the internet address of your HA instance, and pair it with your Homey cloud app. It’s a cloud-2-cloud connection… Follow the link, or hit the `v` on the right to view my howto: > [@Enabling Home Assistant on Homey Bridge](https://community.homey.app/t/enabling-home-assistant-on-homey-bridge/77858/2): > > Make sure you use the same IP address as your remote connection to your HA system It’s in HA Companion app server settings: On Homey: Very likely you should use https:// Hit “http://” to pick https:// Now enter the remote IP address from HA: Adjust the port number if applicable How to ebable HA remote access: (Curious what support advised you wink ) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-bridge-and-home-assistant-local/90323)._