From 9614845e32ed088284e00f8b8a0a2e1c0add884e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dean Camera Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2016 23:55:33 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Add warning to the MPC-HC media_player component documentation. (#708) --- source/_components/media_player.mpchc.markdown | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.mpchc.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.mpchc.markdown index 6e06b454d14..76c7e443954 100644 --- a/source/_components/media_player.mpchc.markdown +++ b/source/_components/media_player.mpchc.markdown @@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ For this component to function, you will need to enable the Web Interface in the

+If the server running Home Assistant is not the same device that is running MPC-HC, you will need to ensure that the *allow access from localhost only* option is not set. + +

+The MPC-HC web interface is highly insecure, and allows remote clients full player control file-system access without authentication. Never allow access to the Web UI from outside of your trusted network, and if possible [use a proxy script to restrict control or redact sensitive information](https://github.com/abcminiuser/mpc-hc-webui-proxy). +

+ To add MPC-HC to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: ```yaml