The more you become involved with all this IT/software/programming stuff, the faster you will discover that the possibilities of related automation make you dreadfully lazy.
One of those moments in which one thinks of a possibility for automation or simplification is, if one logs in for the 48th time via puTTy in his RaspberryPi (or Linux system).
Because especially with so often repetitive processes you can save a lot of time, if you take the trouble to abbreviate this process in the future.
How you can spare yourself the input of username and password for your RaspberryPi in the future is explained in the following article.
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Requirements
Helpful Articles:
Before you start with this article, you should have prepared the RaspberryPi so far that it can be reached via the network and controlled by SSH.
RaspberryPi – Setting up for Nerdiys!
RaspberryPi – The first configuration
RaspberryPi – Controlling the RaspberryPi via SSH
Required tools:
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Required material:
In the following list you will find all the parts you need to implement this article.
Log in via SSH on the RaspberryPi
To get started, you first need to log in to RasPi with SSH on Putty. How to do it is described in the article
Create an SSH key pair
In order for the login to work in a remote system without password entry, you must exchange the keys that encrypt your connection to the system in advance and thus make known to both systems.
To generate these just enter the following command.
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
Exchange of the public key
cd ~/.ssh
ssh-copy-id -i id_rsa.pub pi@rasPi
CAUTION: Keep in mind that you are opening a potential security hole on one of your systems. Use strong passwords – at least on the system you log in to the remote system – and handle them responsibly.
I hope everything worked as described. If not or you have any other questions or suggestions, please let me know in the comments. Also, ideas for new projects are always welcome. π
Fab
P.S. Many of these projects - especially the hardware projects - cost a lot of time and money. Of course I do this because I enjoy it, but if you appreciate it that I share these information with you, I would be happy about a small donation to the coffee box. π
