Enable SSH In Home Assistant - TUTORIAL 2022

SSH access is needed to take full control of your Home Assistant server. With SSH access you can execute bash script command on your Home Assistant server from your Windows or Linux PC or Mac. It makes it possible to install HACS and other custom integrations.

This addon can be installed using supervisor. HACS is not needed to install this add-on. Make sure you have Advanced mode enabled in your profile!

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 General explanation
01:06 Install SSH add-on
01:48 Configure SSH add-on
02:41 Generate SSH key
05:46 Start SSH add-on
06:44 Connect with SSH through terminal
08:24 Connect with SSH straight in Home Assistant

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[IanTakats]

You are a life saver. How many hours would it have taken to work that out without you! Thanks very much.

[CriticalErA]

Wow! you explained this so well! please tell me you have a video on how to link Alexa to Home assistant. Everything Smart Home speaks too fast for me.

[jqzIII]

Sticking the "2021" in the video title... Pure GENIUS!!!

[davidr]

SHJ great videos, your guidance and time is appreciated. Footnote advanced mode is disabled in add on store now so ssh and terminal will not show up along with a number of other items.

[JasonSowder]

With those with newer versions of HA, to get to the SSH&Web Terminal add on simply go to Settings/Add Ons

[lowiedoeslife]

To anyone who's struggling with the new UI. Literally, just change your username and add your ssh-key to the array e.g.

authorized_keys: [
add your key here, don't even format it
]

[dpo]

Hi Guys, I am just starting to get into the rabbit hole of Home assistant and have just watched this awesome video.
On my install though, i cannot see a section for creating a username within the config section?

[mattpavelko]

GREAT video! Perhaps modify the video to explain how to use WinSCP to move files onto HA? I was able to figure it out, because your instructions were perfect re: SSH, configurations, and password setup. I am NOT a strong Linux user, so this would be more helpful.

[jimbo]

Thanks for this great tutorial. Making fast progress with my new install.

[pupupuia]

Thank you so much! I struggled a lot during this step in my new installation. Very clear and easy to follow. Thanks a lot! :)

Hey Ed, thanks for the video - I kinda struggle to make it work though - I have set the password and the ssh key but when accesing the ssh via cmd after I type yes enter (7:25 of your video) it asks me to insert password but it always deny acces - I did try copy the password or type. Still the problem occurs. Any ideas? Thanks

[lupoffa]

Thank you very much from a true beginner, I will check your other videos, thanks again

[hbdod]

Thanks, works like a charm on my Apple.. Did you ever had any problems with updating HA. It ruined 2 SD cards and had to install 2 times in my HA career -:).

[Tonio]

Tx very clear and usefull video. I was looking for such information since a week !

[incaratus]

I had an issue where the line for the SSH key wasn't accepted by the configuration window, and reverted back to default settings when I pressed Save. I am new to this, but fixed it by not removing the brackets which are in the code by default, pasting the line in between. It automatically took the format like presented in the video, and therefore turned out to be a formatting issue

[GioBen]

Great! Thanks for this sharing. Question: can I use this way to install mpd and have a ´simple’ Bluetooth speaker connected?

[pfurrie]

Why SSH & Web Terminal as opposed to Terminal & SSH? The security rating of the one you recommended is "1" (lowest) vs the "official" add-on version which they give a "6" security rating (highest).

[TheDiabeticWay]

Not at all sure what wrong with mine but it will not connect! error log saying Logging in with a SSH password is security wise, a bad idea!
[16:28:49] WARNING: Please, consider using a public/private key pair. It keeps saying my user name and password are incorrect too! they are 100% correct so no clue whats up with this computer! Gave me days to setup on Githn with these SSH but managed to do it eventually bit now I think both will be messed up! Big thanks to your help on this video, after a few hours of messin with settings and things I managed to get it connected to it not fully sure how but its worked! 🙃😁👋👋👋👍

[technoboi]

Thank you for this video. I did have SSH installed but it was the 'official' one with the web terminal. I much prefer the one you installed so can access it via my bash terminal. However, I find with the Raspberry Pi image install that the majority of changes I have tried to make, in the past, are volatile. Once the Pi reboots they are no longer there For example I have installed crontab -e changes and they had disappeared.

[knightyyz]

I have advanced mode turned on and it is not available to add-on