diff --git a/nixos/machines/pepe/hass.nix b/nixos/machines/pepe/hass.nix
index d3ab27c..df28c65 100644
--- a/nixos/machines/pepe/hass.nix
+++ b/nixos/machines/pepe/hass.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
   virtualisation.oci-containers = {
     backend = "podman";
     containers.homeassistant = {
-      volumes = [ "home-assistant:/config" ];
+      volumes = [ "/var/lib/home-assistant:/config" ];
       environment.TZ = "Europe/Berlin";
       image = "ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:stable"; # Warning: if the tag does not change, the image will not be updated
-      extraOptions = [
-        "--network=host"
-      ];
+      extraOptions = [ "--network=host" ];
     };
   };
 
+  backup.dirs = [ "/var/lib/home-assistant" ];
+
+  networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 8123 ];
+  networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ 8123 ];
+
 }