Connect
Bring a board into awaBerry
Connect is where you add a little computer — a Raspberry Pi or a similar board — so it shows up in your device list. There are two easy paths, and neither needs any tricky networking. Once a board is connected, you reach it from Remote like everything else.
Two ways to add a board
- A board you already have running. If your board is already switched on with Linux on it, awaBerry gives you a short installer to run on it. A moment later the board joins your account.
- A brand new board, set up headless. "Headless" just means no screen and no keyboard attached. You tell awaBerry which board you have and which Wi-Fi it should use; it prepares a ready-to-go memory card image for you. Write it to the card, pop it in, power up — and the board comes online on its own. This is the easiest way to start a first board, and it's covered step by step in Headless setup.
Either way, your board is only ever reachable by your account, over an encrypted link — there's no VPN to set up and nothing is opened to the public internet.
Add a board
- Select Connect in the left-hand menu.
- Give your board a name so you'll recognise it later.
- Choose your path:
- Already running? Pick the existing-board option and run the short installer awaBerry gives you.
- Brand new? Pick the new-board option, choose your board, and follow Headless setup to prepare the card and switch it on.
- Wait a moment for the board to report in — it then appears in Remote, ready to open.
Headless setup
Set up a brand new board with no screen or cables — the full, friendly walkthrough.
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