SSH is popularly used by network administrators to remotely administer systems and programs, as well as offering strong encryption. It allows them to log into another computer over a network, execute commands and transfer information between computers. PiTunnel is a service that lets you access your Raspberry Pi and the projects you create on it from a distance. To access the services running on your Raspberry Pi, you can also create your own custom tunnels and use a device monitor and remote terminal provided. It might not always be easy to connect a headless Raspberry Pi to a monitor when you want to make a change, but it’s not necessary when running a project on one. Through SSH (Secure SHell), another computer or even a smartphone connected to the same network can access and control the Raspberry Pi remotely. We have mentioned below the steps to remotely access SSH on Raspberry Pi.
Steps to remotely access SSH on Raspberry Pi
Enable SSH on existing OS
Step 1: Alternatively, you can enable SSH from within an existing installation of Raspberry Pi OS. With your Raspberry Pi connected to a monitor, open the Raspberry icon desktop menu and select preferences > Raspberry Pi Setup. Then click on interfaces tab and click on Able radio button per SSH. Step 2: If you are using Raspberry Pi OS Lite (without the desktop GUI), you can enable SSH via the raspi-config Utility. Type the command: Step 3: Then navigate to interface options > SSH and select at the prompt “Would you like the SSH server to be enabled?” Press Enter to confirm and select finish to exit raspi-config.
Find the Raspberry Pi IP address
Step 1: With SSH enabled and your Raspberry Pi connected to your network, you are ready to connect to the Raspberry Pi via SSH from another device. You will need to know the hostname of your Raspberry Pi (raspberrypi.local is the default, but you can configure it in the Raspberry Pi Imager’s advanced settings) or your IP address to login. Step 2: You can find the Raspberry Pi IP Address visiting your router’s home page to see a list of connected devices. Alternatively, to find the Raspberry Pi IP address (connected to a monitor), type this Terminal command: Step 3: So that it never changes, you might as well want set a static IP address on Raspberry Pi. Alternatively, you can reserve an IP address for the Raspberry Pi in your router settings.
SSH on Windows Raspberry Pi
Step 1: On a Windows 10 or 11 PC, you can use PowerShell for SSH on Raspberry Pi. Press Ctrl + Shift + P to open PowerShell, type one of these commands: or Step 2: To replace [username] and [hostname] or [IP address] with the details of your own Pi. Step 3: Alternatively, you can use the PuTTY utility which is a more sophisticated tool and will work on any Windows PC. In the PuTTY dialog, select SSH as the connection type, enter the Raspberry Pi IP address or hostname in the Hostname (or IP address) box and click Open. You can also click To save to save the connection details in PuTTY.
SSH on macOS Raspberry Pi
Step 1: On a Mac, open the Terminal utility (in forms > Utilities), enter one of the following commands to connect to the Raspberry Pi via SSH: or Step 2: To replace [username] and [hostname] or [IP address] with the details of your own Pi.
SSH on Linux Raspberry Pi
Step 1: On a Linux PC (or even another Raspberry Pi), open a Terminal window pressing Ctrl + Alt + Ttype one of the following commands to connect to the Raspberry Pi via SSH: or Step 2: To replace [username] and [hostname] or [IP address] with the details of your own Pi.
Final Words
We hope you like our article on how to Remote access to SSH on the Raspberry Pi. Although PiTunnel already has a built-in Remote Terminal that doesn’t need SSH configuration, SSH is a standard component of all Unix, Linux and Mac servers and can be accessed in all data centers. Secure remote access to resources, executing remote commands, delivering patches and software updates, and other administrative or management tasks were made possible with the help of SSH connections.
