# Remote command (internet)

**URL:** <https://forum.arduino.cc/t/remote-command-internet/1338959>\
**Category:** Networking, Protocols, and Devices\
**Created:** [January 4, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/remote-command-internet/1338959 "2025-01-04T14:29:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![J-M-L](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/j-m-l/32/766245_2.png) [@J-M-L](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/J-M-L)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/remote-command-internet/1338959/2 "2025-01-04T14:34:56Z")

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You can expose a local device to the internet by setting up port forwarding on your home router, but this creates a security risk as it can make the device vulnerable to external attacks if not properly secured ➜ if you don't know what to do, you should probably do nothing as poking a hole into the security of your router opens your home network to hackers and bots' attacks....

> [@uni888no](#):
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> I connected the ESP module to the router and I command the module using the mobile app.

which ESP, which router, which mobile app... Do yourself a favour and please read [How to get the best out of this forum](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/how-to-get-the-best-out-of-this-forum/679966) and post accordingly. More information is always better.

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