Userify on Embedded Systems

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Userify on Embedded Systems

Please note: with Userify 6, the install codes are longer but do not expire.

You can now easily use Userify to manage SSH keys on Raspbian or Raspberry Pi (or many other embedded systems that supports Python).

Sometimes copy/paste isn’t available on a minimal remote system, such as a Virtual Machine or Raspberry Pi.

You can still quickly deploy your SSH keys even on small or hard-to-access systems:

  • Choose Instant Deployment from your server group menu
  • If you have SSH access to your Pi already, copy and paste the one-line command into the console.

Otherwise, you’ll have to manually type it in. The format is usually similar to:

curl -1Ss "https://dashboard.userify.com/api/userify/install/id/abcd1234" | sudo -sE

Note that these instant deployment one-liners have expiring codes, so don’t embed your instant deployment code into any automated deployment (use the regular bash installers for that).

If you have a large fleet of SBC’s, then you can embed the installer into your base image and have all of your nodes as part of a single server group.

This works even better if you are using a paid version, such as AWS or Enterprise: you’ll be able to see your hosts in server view and even access their HTTP and HTTPS with a single click.

HEADS UP Userify doesn’t work on systems that use busybox or (currently) non-GNU UNIX systems. If it doesn’t instantly install, it just won’t work (but it won’t hurt to try). If you have specific requirements, please let us know!

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