ssh to phone

1 min read · networking ssh android
  1. Install fdroid on phone.
  2. Install termux.
  3. Open fdroid, and run:
1pkg upgrade
2pkg install busybox termux-services openssh openssh-sftp-server
3source $PREFIX/etc/profile.d/start-services.sh

openssh-sftp-server will mount the phone's file-system, and show you some directories in ~/storage/.

  1. Copy your PC's ssh public key to the phone's downloads or somewhere, so you can see it in ~/storage/downloads.
  2. On the phone:
    • yes | ssh-keygen
    • cat $pubkey.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_hosts.
    • Check its ip address with ifconfig | grep broadcast
    • Check the phone's username with with whoami
    • sshd -D
  3. On the PC:
    • ssh -p 8022 -l $phone_username $phone_ip