⚠️ Advanced — requires access to the LocalNode command line console
If you forget the password to a cloud service, you just click "Forgot Password" and get an email. Because LocalNode runs completely offline and disconnected from our corporate servers, we cannot email you a password reset link. You must reset it manually.
Overview
To reset a password, you must use the Portainer Console to issue a command directly to the database of the app you are locked out of. This proves to the system that you have physical/administrative access to the server.
Prerequisite: You must be able to log into the main LocalNode dashboard and open Portainer. If you forgot the password to Portainer itself, you must contact support for a hard-reset script.
Resetting the Jellyfin admin password
- Open Portainer from your LocalNode dashboard.
- Click Local > Containers.
- Find
jellyfin in the list. Click the Console icon (looks like a tiny terminal prompt `>_`). - Leave the defaults (
/bin/bash) and click Connect. - You will see a black terminal screen. Type the following command and press Enter:
jellyfin-reset-password admin newpassword123
If your username isn't "admin", replace "admin" with your actual username. You can now log into Jellyfin with newpassword123.
Resetting the Nextcloud admin password
- In Portainer, open the Console for the
nextcloud container. - Click Connect.
- Nextcloud uses a specialized command line tool called
occ. Type the following command:
sudo -u abc php /config/www/nextcloud/occ user:resetpassword admin
The console will prompt you to type a new password. It will not show asterisks while you type; just type it and press Enter. Then type it again to confirm.
Resetting the Home Assistant admin password
Home Assistant doesn't allow you to reset a password via console; it forces you to bypass the login screen to create a new one.
- In Portainer, open the Console for the
homeassistant container. - Click Connect.
- Type the following command:
hass --script auth --bypass
The terminal will print out a massive, ugly URL (e.g., http://192.168.1.50:8123/auth/alwaystrue...).
Copy that URL and paste it into a new tab in your browser. It will bypass the login screen and take you straight to the User management panel, where you can click your account and type a new password.
Need help? Email hello@localnode.tech or visit localnode.tech/contact.