Access Your RPi Headless

This post is for people who have a Raspberry Pi (RPi for short) and want to control their RPi remotely, from a Windows computer on the network.

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR USE OF THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS POST.

This guide makes a few assumptions. First, you have installed Debian Linux (or similar) on your RPi. Second, you know how to use the command line to install software and execute a few other commands. If you meet those criteria, you should be able to follow this guide.

Let’s get started by enabling SSH on the RPi.

Enable the SSH Server on the RPi

1. Run this command: sudo raspi-config
2. If you see an “SSH” (or something similar) command in the list, use the arrow keys to go down to it and press enter. Then skip to Step 5. If you do not, don’t panic, it’s just buried a little deeper.
3. Move down the list using the arrow keys to the “Advanced Options” item and