RPi Terminal Window Access via HA

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Hi Folks; newbie here, so be gentle :smile:

I have installed a RPi4 with HA last week. It is in a remote observatory, so my access is from several hundred miles away ATM. I need to access the RPi terminal screen to install RPi Connect (I failed to do that during initial configuration). Is there a way to do that through HA? I have remote access to the computer at my remote location which is on the same network as the RPi, so I can access the local instance of HA no problem. Please help! It will save me a 4 hour drive…

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Did you install Home Assistant OS or some other method? How you have it all installed matters here.

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Install Advanced SSH & Web Terminal add-on

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Yes, I installed HA OS.

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Then @Vlads recommendation is the correct one. It works very well, I would hate not having that installed on mine!

Have you considered getting the Nabu Casa cloud subscription? Pretty cheap and gives you remote access without the SSH.

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Are the Advanced SSH & Web Terminal add-ons available within HA? Sorry…I’m at work ATM and don’t have remote access to my remote PC. But I can try it this evening.

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Yes, Settings → Add-ons.

If you don’t see it you can click on your avatar in the lower left and enable advanced settings:

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Thanks, folks, I appreciate the guidance and I’ll report back once I can try this. I always like to close threads with a final solution.

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That’s a term I stopped using (and I used to use it a lot) when I got to thinking about what it once meant. :joy:

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SOLVED

I had a chance to drop by the house for lunch. Remote Desktop’d into my remote PC, opened the local HA browser access, Installed Advanced SSH & Web Terminal add-on, configured the ID and Password, and I am up. I now have terminal access!

Thanks again to the community and I am pleased that I joined the group.