SSHelper configuration

Install SSHelper from google play store or from its homepage here:

  • Disable password logins
  • Enable Zeroconf broadcast
  • Enable log display server
  • Enable clipboard display server
  • Prevent standby while running

You have to let open the SSHelper screen on the phone. In my case after screen is off, connection dies.

SSH configuration

Check connection to your device:

$ ssh <android-ip> -p2222
u0_a115@FP2:/data/data/com.arachnoid.sshelper/home $ exit

Create a specific ssh key for using with your device:

ssh-keygen -b 4096 -t rsa -C "fp2@xy" -f ~/.ssh/id_fp2

Now copy your new key to your device:

$ ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_fp2 <android-ip> -p2222
SSHelper Version 8.4 Copyright 2014, P. Lutus
Default password is "admin" (recommend: change it)
user@<android-ip>'s password: 
Number of key(s) added: 1
Now try logging into the machine, with:   "ssh '<android-ip>'"
and check to make sure that only the key(s) you wanted were added.

Check connection with ssh key:

$ ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_fp2 <android-ip> -p2222

Backing up directories

Backing up DCIM/ Documents/ Downloads/ and Android/ in this example:

mkdir -p backup/fp2
rsync -rlcv --stats --progress \
  --exclude=.thumbnails \
  --delete \
  <android-ip>:/storage/emulated/0/{DCIM,Documents,Downloads,Android} ~/backup/fp2 1>&2 || return 1

Happy syncing!

Access via sshfs

$ mkdir -p mnt/fp2
$ sshfs <android-ip>:/storage/emulated/0 mnt/fp2/
$ ls ~/mnt/fp2

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