Dev Option: Enable SSH Server GUI Toggle

[icyjiub]

Having to direct users who have never used a terminal to set up a sudo password, as well as enter in:
"sudo systemctl enable --now sshd.service"

Is a huge pain. But once thats done, i've been able to guide people through how to use filezilla's GUI, and then transfer their games from their desktop wirelessly.

[Marlock]

if the goal is just sporadic files transfer and not actual ssh remote execution of linux commands, maybe it's simpler to use Warpinator (available from the Discovery store in Desktop mode, and with compatible apps for linux, windows, mac, android and ios)

[missionfloyd]

I was just about to suggest this. It's not difficult to set a password and enable SSH in the terminal, but a little inconvenient to redo it every time SteamOS is updated.

[yarda]

+1

[Sora]

My method is enable SSH on my desktop, and use SFTP from steamdeck -> pc. instead of pc -> steamdeck. Much easier no need to alter anything just create a ssh key on the deck put the pub file in

/ home / user / .ssh / authorized_keys

on a single line in the primary pc, enable pubkey authentication and disable password auth on the primary pc (/etc/ssh/sshd_config) potentially disable other auth methods, and disallow root login.

You can then grab anything you need from the primary pc from the steam deck. Asssuming your steam decks pub key was put in your

/ home / user / .ssh / authorized_keys

in the primary pc.

Edit: steam is reading it as a URL? I had to break it up