Connect to Your Raspberry Pi From Anywhere in the World Using Raspberry Pi Connect

[@bertblankenstein3738]

I suspect that PiConnect is not going to be that popular. We have already been doing ssh, vnc, rdp etc. Why would I want to sign up for an external account for something I can already do myself? Many of us tinkerers can/have setup port forwarding or a VPN.

[@GaryExplains]

Yeah, I don't really like opening up holes in my firewall etc.

[@jaydeep-p]

Port forwarding has always been sketchy

[@bertblankenstein3738]

@@jaydeep-p agreed. I'm using a VPN these days.

[@dinoscheidt]

Because it is build in and anybody doing serious work, in a serious environment, has policies to set-up any additional software on bare metal hardware. It is a nightmare to audit, keep track and protect any additional software that could connect to the world. This is irrelevant for tinkerers but valuable for anybody working in IoT, deployment, maintenance, debugging etc.

[@billloveless6869]

So, in your opinion, what is the best means of securing remote access to my pi network? Thanks for the help.

[@KindStarWonder]

Gary, keep explaining stuff. And thanks, bruv.

[@SuperT3x]

Have you managed to get the Copy from remote and Paste to remote working? It seems to work for me until I try to find the copied item.

[@rtos]

This is a great idea.

[@sanidhyashrivastava8020]

Hey Garry please explain, does the new apple m4 chip is faster then the intel 14900kf in geekbench some apple fanboys are saying that it is because the apple is using new tsmc N3e design compared to old Ne architecture of apple m3 but according to some people they say that it is because m4 chip has scored better in extension Matrix test some ai test and Intel 14900kf could not even support this ai test because it requires GPU that's why it scored higher than Intel and if ai task is not counted then m4 is just 3% better than m3 in geekbench please make a video on this.

[@joakimus74]

Hpoe they add support for Passkeys login

[@glynncleaver7398]

Can you please tell me if I can use this on a zero 2 ? Thanks

[@GaryExplains]

You can use a remote shell in a web browser via Raspberry Pi connect, but not desktop sharing.

[@glynncleaver7398]

@@GaryExplains thank you for your reply

[@A_scope]

does it work better then tigervnc

[@LA-MJ]

Try blocking UDP in your Router firewall. That should trigger it I think

[@Iswimandrun]

Just VNC over SSH port forwarding

[@Iswimandrun]

No need for Raspberry Pi foundation servers.

[@GaryExplains]

And how do I do that from somewhere not on my local LAN? Port forwarding and holes in my firewall etc?

[@Iswimandrun]

@@GaryExplains You got to own the network and port forward your SSH port to the WAN. But yes WebRTC is some nifty stuff working on a ES32 WebRTC infrustructor and after I get all the different services that negotiate the NAT pass through of WebRTC I might do a video on how to setup your own WebRTC service on a DDNS linked ip address.

[@Iswimandrun]

Right now working on the signaling server I am using MQTT for that but I want dynamic roles and permission for each MQTT client credentials to allow for multi client tenancy without risk of someones credentials accessing devices they aren't permission-ed to send messages to.

[@send2gl]

Think I'll stay with ssh and vnc.

[@GaryExplains]

OK, when you are on your own LAN... But from outside you need to open holes in your firewall.

[@giveaway4002]

@@GaryExplains so how raspberry pi connect works? how they don't holes in the firewall...

[@RarelyCorrect]

@@giveaway4002 They're probably proxying requests through their own servers, which your RPi keeps a constant open connection to. Your RPi initiates that connection so there's no port forwarding needed. There are open source tools like FRP that let you do this with your own infra (probably a cloud VPS). Edit: Just watched the part where he mentions they're using WebRTC and it's peer-to-peer so the above is probably wrong. No clue how they're doing it.

[@MrFilip121]

@@giveaway4002 Their server acts as rendez vous point. The initial connection get's established through their server and then switches to peer to peer.

[@send2gl]

@@GaryExplains Actually have a Pi set up as a VPN server on my network, pretty sure you did a video about that at some point.

[@tonysheerness2427]

Anything that makes connecting easier is a good thing,. It is a shame that there are hackers.

[@KindStarWonder]

On the other side of that coin, hackers help improve security whether they are doing good stuff or bad stuff. Their activity informs the good guys either way. Like bacteria in your gut, a certain amount is needed as part of the healthy flora and fauna.

[@Vadinaka]

Probably the right place to troubleshoot. Did anyone came across the message, ….rpi-connet cannot load package?

[@GaryExplains]

At what point do you get that message, when you try to install it? What version of Raspberry Pi OS are you running. Did you do a 'sudo apt update'?

[@SensSword]

I don't really understand why anyone would want to do anything other than SSH into their machines. If you want to tinker but don't want ssh, you're the type who wants warm ice cream or some other sort of frozen liquid water.

[@GaryExplains]

So you are saying that the only legitimate user interface is the command line? 🤔

[@ramonmata]

Raspberry team should stay away from this kind of online services and keep doing the best PI hardware.

[@GaryExplains]

Why?

[@Design_no]

​@@GaryExplainsbecause they have limited resources maybe? Their focus should be on raspbian only. The hardware is now quite expensive as it is. Don't want them to change their goals.

[@GaryExplains]

Hmmm... One could argue that rpi-connect is part of Raspberry Pi OS (which is what I assume you mean by Raspbian). The hardware isn't more expensive, there are new models that offer loads more performance and RAM, these are logically more expensive as the parts are more expensive, however the model 3 is still available as is the Pi Zero 2 W.

[@wlcrutch]

Why the hate? The idea “I’ll stick with ssh” is irrelevant, as that only gives you a terminal. Why not celebrate a cool new feature?

[@pieterveenders9793]

Remmina can be used on both Linux and Windows, gives you a GUI, and can use either VNC or SSH (and perhaps even RDP, I can't remember) for the actual connection. And best of all, it's free and doesn't require registering for an account. Of course it does still rely on your router having a fixed address, either by way of static IP or DDNS, but you can get a free account through NoIP, and although you need to register for that too you'll need to anyway if you plan to use your Pi as a remote server, for media, website, or otherwise.

[@bugged1212]

Yeah i just open the vnc port on my router and forward it to the pi instead.