When I open the Amplipi app on the Android the connect button is disabled and there is no way for me to change that. I put there hostname of the box or IP address but the button wont budge. I try IP address with http or without, not change. I tried to re-install the app, same thing. What is going on?
Hey CtrlAltMusic!
It looks to me like this is probably due to the VPN you have enabled on your phone. The connect button will be inactive until the app finds that the IP you type in responds to API requests, but since your traffic is being routed through a VPN that the AmpliPro doesn’t share, you’re unable to see it.
Fixing this depends on what VPN you’re using and your own preferences for your network. Ideally, you could find a setting that allows for LAN traffic, that would be the simplest and cleanest solution.
Barring that, you could whitelist your local network / manually deactivate the VPN when you’re at home, but that reduces your privacy from your ISP. You could host a VPN tunnel endpoint on your home network, but that can be a lot of work if you’re not versed in wireguard or similar open source configurable VPNs.
If your particular VPN lacks that LAN traffic setting and you want further assistance, I might suggest reaching out at support@micro-nova.com so we aren’t talking about your personal security setup on a public forum.
That makes perfect sense, I’m running tailscale on some of my devices and my phone. Than the question is can I install tailscale on amplipi, and/or ssh into it?
Fundamentally an AmpliPi / AmpliPro is just a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian with some extra configuration to use our hardware, so you can absolutely SSH in and likely run tailscale on it. I don’t have experience doing such a thing, but given that our support tunnel makes use of Wireguard VPN infrastructure and tailscale is based on similar stuff, I’m sure it’d be possible.
To ssh in, simply use the credentials found on the e-ink screen on the front of your device with username “pi”