Connecting to Tiny Pilot

Hi Enoch - congratulations on your new TinyPilot device!

I do not have a router where I am staying, currently connected to a hotspot. This prevents me from having an IP address associated with my TinyPilot

Your TinyPilot device needs a working network connection with a valid IP address in order to be accessible. The network connection can be provided either by a wired Ethernet cable or you can enable Wi-Fi.

My TinyPilot is plugged into the computer and power adapter (no ethernet connection) however I am not able to access my TinyPilot locally.

That's correct - all communication with your TinyPilot device takes place over the network. The USB-C cable doesn't provide network access - it's only there for mouse, keyboard and disk support.

Is it necessary to have an ethernet cable connected directly to the TinyPilot from the router in order to have remote access to my device?

We'd normally recommend a wired Ethernet connection for reliability purposes but Wi-Fi can be a viable alternative if that's not an option.

Your TinyPilot device will only be accessible over the local network but you can enable remote access over the internet using third-party tools.

Can I get a router, connect the router to the hotspot then connect the hotspot to the Tiny Pilot? Will this work?

The majority of home routers don't connect to existing networks. You may find some routers that can support this but it's worth noting that some hotspots actively prevent this from working.

I am on a mac, I cant find the best client to use for SSH and accessing the Tiny Pilot locally.

The best SSH client can be very subjective. Fortunately, macOS has a built-in Terminal app that supports SSH and is ideal for accessing your TinyPilot device!

I hope this is helpful in getting you started with your new TinyPilot device - please let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you so much for the kind words!

The root user is disabled for security reasons but you can instead use sudo to run commands as root. For example, you could run sudo reboot to restart your TinyPilot device.

I'm not familiar with JackTrip but it sounds interesting. Unfortunately TinyPilot doesn't currently support audio capture from the target machine. Adding support for audio isn't currently part of our short-term roadmap, but we have an open GitHub issue for adding audio support if you'd like to subscribe to notifications.

I hope this is helpful. Please let me know if you have any further questions!

@cghague

You welcome!

So I see they opened a ticket for H264 support, however does that mean that it is transmitted through audio?

The ticket was closed.

Do I have to manually change the format of which is being streamed into the TinyPilot?

Thank you!