AdGuard Home login details

whoknows · April 24, 2022, 1:32pm

I would like to use the iOS app AdGuard Home Remote in order to monitor traffic running through my GL.iNet router. I am however unable to set it up, as the app requires the username and password of the AdGuard Home setup, which one is supposed to set during setup.

Since Adguard Home comes preconfigured on the router, I have no idea what the username and password are supposed to be. Does anyone know where to find this information?

alzhao · April 25, 2022, 2:42am

Because Adguard Home login is modified in the router so that login is not required, so you cannot use a general Adguard Home app to control it.

spencerthayer · September 22, 2022, 3:53pm

Is there a way around this limitation @alzhao?

Johnex · September 22, 2022, 9:12pm

If you check the AdguardHome GL login code:

github.com

AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/blob/dea8a585f837c52476f98e192d7e8453720bc09d/internal/home/auth.go#L542


      
          		ok = true
          	} else if err == nil {
          		r := Context.auth.checkSession(cookie.Value)
          		if r == checkSessionOK {
          			ok = true
          		} else if r < 0 {
          			log.Debug("auth: invalid cookie value: %s", cookie)
          		}
          	} else {
          		// there's no Cookie, check Basic authentication
          		user, pass, ok2 := r.BasicAuth()
          		if ok2 {
          			u := Context.auth.UserFind(user, pass)
          			if len(u.Name) != 0 {
          				ok = true
          			} else {
          				log.Info("auth: invalid Basic Authorization value")
          			}
          		}
          	}
          	if !ok {

It first checks the GL cookie, then regular cookie, then basicauth. So it should be possible to just set the login info via config like regular AdguardHome does?

seanzhang · May 2, 2023, 2:28pm

Simply add the users section in the configuration yaml should do the works.

Configuration sample from adguard team

Orchiz · May 4, 2023, 9:53am

Works like a charm, thanks for the tip.
Now I can use my iPhone app to manage AdGuard Home.

cal.941 · April 30, 2024, 10:00pm

Wondering if one off you guys could take a second to expand on this a bit more?

Where exactly is the yaml configuration file located? I’ve got a Flint 2. Is that somewhere in LuCI?

The, what exactly from the users section has to be added?

New to all of this…

Thnx.

kgad · May 13, 2024, 10:54am

I’m trying to do the same thing you are, can you give me a bit more information on what it is you did to get it working?

I appreciate the help mate

slesar · May 13, 2024, 4:42pm

Config.yaml located is
/etc/AdGuardHome
Please make a copy this file for backup. When modify this file please full restart adguard home in your router (toggle Adguard Home off/on in your router page)

Orchiz · May 18, 2024, 8:57am

Possibly too late, but here are the specific steps:

ssh to your GL device:
ssh root@192.xxx.xxx.xxx
Password: Your GL device password
Save your ADGuard configuration file:
cp /etc/AdGuardHome/config.yaml /etc/AdGuardHome/config.yaml.backup
What to edit:
Configuration · AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome Wiki · GitHub

Relevant is the section “users:” in the “Configuration File” chapter
users: Web users info.
name: User name
password: BCrypt-encrypted password

You have to create a bcrypt password for AdGuard. The easiest way to do this is via https://bcrypt-generator.com, alternatively with MacOS or Windows using the bcrypt tool (this usually has to be installed first).

Edit the AdGuard configuration file
vi /etc/AdGuardHome/config.yaml
Add the entries for users, name and password
Restart the router or AdGuard service

Attention:
You must be able to use ssh and the vi editor.
You must follow the yaml file conventions.

Note:
Login on Mac with Sonoma 14.5 and Safari does not work, but with Firefox it works perfectly.
The iPhone app “AdGuard Home Remote” does not currently work, as the port and URL cannot be changed in the app. It worked in previous versions.