Running the Pi without a screen

Once the Raspberry Pi is set up and is attached to a network you can then control it without connecting:

• a screen
• a keyboard
• a mouse

Instead, you can control it from another computer on the same network using:

• Secure shell (ssh) gives terminal access
• Virtual Network Computing (VNC) gives graphical access
• Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) gives graphical access

A computer is this state is called "headless".
If you forward the appropriate ports through the firewall to the Pi, then you can also control the Pi from a remote location over the internet.

It is possible to use a Kindle Fire as the screen, keyboard and mouse.
This is known as a "kindleberry Pi".

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