Enable SSH

It is a pain to switch back and forth between a computer UI setup and the Pi setup. We can enable SSH on the Pi it can be controlled remotely from the computer. However, SSH is not enabled on the Pi by default, so we have to do that first.

#Environment and Pre-requisites:

This is the setup used in this article. Your setup may be different - if so, some steps may not be exactly the same.‌

#Setup SSH

The steps below are a concrete example of the official Raspberry Pi instructions.

1. Enable SSH

sudo systemctl enable ssh
systemctl start ssh

2. Find your Pi’s IP address

3. SSH into your Pi

From your computer:

ssh pi@192.168.50.21

That’s it - you can now access your rPi remotely (as long as you are on the same LAN).

NOTE: If you want to access your rPi over SSH even when you are not on the same LAN, see the article about enabling SSH over the Diode Network.