Setup & accessFreeRaspberry Pi OS

Raspberry Pi Connect

Free official service to reach your Pi's desktop or a remote shell from any web browser, without port forwarding.

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What you use it for

  • Screen sharing from a browser
  • Remote shell on Raspberry Pi OS Lite
  • Help a friend troubleshoot their Pi

Commands

Install (desktop)
sudo apt install rpi-connect
Install (Lite, shell only)
sudo apt install rpi-connect-lite
Turn on and sign in
rpi-connect on
rpi-connect signin

Pro tips

  • Screen sharing needs the Wayland desktop (default on Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm and later).
  • Sign out devices you no longer use from your Raspberry Pi ID account.