Raspberry Pi

Sinip enables you to remotely manage Raspberry Pi devices that don't have a public IP address.

Pre-requisites

To remotely manage your Raspberry Pi devices you'll need:

• One or more Raspberry Pi devices to be used as Remote Devices

• A PC or Smartphone to be used as Admin Device

• A key (file with .ovpn extension) downloaded from you Sinip account

Remember: key files allow you to connect devices to your Sinip network, don't give them to anyone!

Connect a Raspberry Pi to your Sinip network

Connect to your Raspberry Pi via SSH (default user and pass are: "pi" / "raspberry"). On Windows you can use putty, on Linux or Mac use the command line:

$ ssh <IP del Raspberry Pi> -l pi

On the Raspberry Pi, run these commands:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install openvpn

Download an unused key from your Sinip account. Make sure that you're not currently using the same key in another device. Copy the key file to the Raspberry Pi with the command (on Windows, use putty):

$ scp <key_file_name>.sinip.ovpn pi@<IP del Raspberry Pi>:/home/pi/key.sinip.ovpn

Where <key_file_name> should be replaced with the name of the key file you've downloaded.

Each device must use a key that is not currently used by any other device in your Sinip network.

Then, connect the Raspberry Pi to your Sinip network by running the command:

$ nohup openvpn /home/pi/key.sinip.ovpn &

Remotely manage a Raspberry Pi

Once your Raspberry Pi device is connected to you Sinip network, you can manage it using putty on Windows or SSH on Linux and Mac. Use the Sinip IP address listed on your Sinip account.