You can use SSH to connect to your Raspberry Pi from a Linux computer, a Mac, or another Raspberry Pi, without installing additional software.
You will need to know your Raspberry Pi's IP address to connect to it. To find this, type hostname -I from your Raspberry Pi terminal.
PuTTY for Mac OS X Using the built-in SSH client in Mac OS X. Mac OS X includes a command-line SSH client as part of the operating system. Ported PuTTY for Mac. There is a port of PuTTY for Mac. It can be installed in several ways. PuTTY is readily available. Alternatives to PuTTY on the Mac. Cyberduck is a file transfer client for Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows Cyberduck is a fairly popular file transfer client for Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows. It supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox. Only free Mac telnet client with SSH 2 support. Based on BetterTelnet and LSH - a GNU implementation of the Secure Shell protocols. Must have for UNIX-box user and admins!
If you are running the Pi without a screen (headless), you can also look at the device list on your router or use a tool like nmap, which is described in detail in our IP Address document.
To connect to your Pi from a different computer, copy and paste the following command into the terminal window but replace <IP> with the IP address of the Raspberry Pi. Use Ctrl + Shift + V to paste in the terminal.
If you receive a connection timed out error it is likely that you have entered the wrong IP address for the Raspberry Pi.
When the connection works you will see a security/authenticity warning. Type yes to continue. You will only see this warning the first time you connect.
In the event your Pi has taken the IP address of a device to which your computer has connected before (even if this was on another network), you may be given a warning and asked to clear the record from your list of known devices. Following this instruction and trying the ssh command again should be successful.
Next you will be prompted for the password for the pi login: the default password on Raspberry Pi OS is raspberry. For security reasons it is highly recommended to change the default password on the Raspberry Pi. You should now be able to see the Raspberry Pi prompt, which will be identical to the one found on the Raspberry Pi itself.Mac Os Ssh Server
If you have set up another user on the Raspberry Pi, you can connect to it in the same way, replacing the username with your own, e.g. eben@192.168.1.5
You are now connected to the Pi remotely, and can execute commands.X-forwarding
You can also forward your X session over SSH, to allow the use of graphical applications, by using the -Y flag:Ssh Keys For Mac Os X
Note that X11 is no longer present on Macs with OSX, so you will have to download and install it.Ssh For Macos
Now you are on the command line as before, but you have the ability to open up graphical windows. For example, typing:Putty For Mac
will open up the Geany editor in a graphical window.
Typing:
will open up Scratch.
For further documentation on the ssh command just enter man ssh into the Terminal.
To configure your Pi to allow passwordless SSH access with a public/private key pair, see the passwordless SSH guide.
