SSH Experiment – Homey Support

The SSH Experiment gives you access to a containerized Debian Linux sandbox on your Homey Pro.

This feature is part of Homey Experiments
Experiments may change, break, or disappear without notice. Use them at your own risk.

Before you start

After signing in for the first time, change your password. You can then use the commands below to install Node.js, Homey CLI, and copy your SSH key.

The following commands install the latest Node.js LTS version.

$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.2/install.sh | bash

Sign out, then sign back in again.

$ nvm install --lts
$ node --version # Print the installed Node.js version

After installing Node.js, run:

$ npm install --global homey
$ homey --version # Print the installed Homey CLI version

To sign in more easily, copy your computer’s SSH key to the sandbox. On Linux or macOS, run:

$ ssh-copy-id homey@homey-abcdef.local # Replace abcdef with your Homey Pro's ID.

On Windows, use the instructions for your SSH client.