ACCESS VIA SSH

Should you want to access the underlying operating system behind Pi MusicBox, you can do so via SSH. First, enable SSH in Pi MusicBox via “Settings” under “Network.” We also recommend changing the default password (“PiMusicBox”), which can be done from the MusicBox section. Click “Update settings (reboot),” and once Pi MusicBox is up and running again, open Terminal on your PC, and set up an SSH connection with the following command: ssh

root@musicbox.local. Type yes when prompted, then enter the root password. Once you’ve logged in, you can access the PiMusicBox configuration file by using the following command:

sudo nano / boot/config/settings.ini

Here you can quickly tweak the same settings you see via the web interface. Note: The file itself is stored in plain text for all to see, hence the importance of changing the root password.

You can also use the command line to update the underlying OS—we don’t recommend it, unless necessary, as it’s been known to break Pi MusicBox—plus install additional packages, if required. You could, for example, follow the guide at http://bit.ly/MusicBoxToBluetooth to see if you can add Bluetooth support to Pi MusicBox. You can also access Pi MusicBox’s underlying operating system through SSH, but be warned, it’ll expose its underlying insecurities.