# Connecting via ssh to Raspberry Pi 4 running Buildroot image
**URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/t/connecting-via-ssh-to-raspberry-pi-4-running-buildroot-image/13883
**Category:** Other Hardware Topics
**Tags:** raspberry-pi-4
**Created:** [September 3, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/connecting-via-ssh-to-raspberry-pi-4-running-buildroot-image/13883 "2023-09-03T17:00:00Z")
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### Author:  [@Ankean](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Ankean)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/connecting-via-ssh-to-raspberry-pi-4-running-buildroot-image/13883/1 "2023-09-03T17:00:00Z")
Hi!
I am brand new to this community. I just began building my Raspberry Pi-based OVOS system in the past couple of weeks.
I have been using the Buildroot image to build my own version of the Mycroft/OVOS assistant. I followed the instructions found here:
```
https://openvoiceos.github.io/community-docs/qs_intro/#buildroot-latest-image
```
I have managed to get the OVOS OS system running on a raspberry pi 4, with a small screen, mouse, keyboard, and a Blue Snowball Ice microphone. It works!
It responds to basic commands, such as start timer, shows the time and date, and plays songs. I want to add new skills, though. I have gotten as far as determining that I need to connect to the Raspberry Pi using ssh, but I cannot get this to work. I have been attempting to connect using Ubuntu terminal on my main computer, with “ssh ovos@[Raspberry Pi’s IP Address]”. I then input the password that was given at
```
https://openvoiceos.github.io/community-docs/config/.
```
However, this results in ‘access denied’.
I cannot figure out where the password for my Pi is, If I am actually invoking its true name, or if the password is even a thing with the Raspberry pi-based OVOS operating system.
For this reason I cannot load new skills onto my home-brew OVOS-based smart speaker.
**tl;dr:** I cannot add new skills to OVOS, because I cannot connect with my Pi using ssh, because I cannot find my Pi’s name nor password, I think.
What should I do?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@builderjer](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/builderjer)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/connecting-via-ssh-to-raspberry-pi-4-running-buildroot-image/13883/2 "2023-09-03T19:35:48Z")
That image is an older version. It is still using the `mycroft` user.
`ssh mycroft@`
pw: `mycroft`
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### Author:  [@Ankean](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/Ankean)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/connecting-via-ssh-to-raspberry-pi-4-running-buildroot-image/13883/3 "2023-09-06T13:46:16Z")
Ah. It works now. Thanks!
BTW, the instructions on how to change it to something more secure, found here,
[https://openvoiceos.github.io/community-docs/ht\_config\_security/](https://openvoiceos.github.io/community-docs/ht_config_security/)
were really confusing. Might be something that folks need to be able to follow easily. 🙂 🛂
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### Author:  [@builderjer](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/builderjer)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/connecting-via-ssh-to-raspberry-pi-4-running-buildroot-image/13883/4 "2023-09-15T12:33:33Z")
That is a little confusing. I will try and clean that up soon. Thanks for the feedback.