This is the first video of how to install alexa on your raspberry pi.

This next video is how to install the home assistant software:

Instructable is at the following URL: http://www.instructables.com/id/Setup-Home-Assistant-on-Raspberry-Pi/

This next video will describe how to set up your custom skill in the amazon developer portal

In this step I will show how to forward your router as well as create the lambda function with AWS to host your skill.

This will be the final step to test out all your work.

If you would like to not have to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) you can use your own HTTPS and cert it with Certbot

Check out the following: