Install Remote Desktop on Jetson Nano

Install remote desktop / remote control for Jetson Nano

Anydesk doesn't support and doesn't work on Jetson Nano (aarch64). So you will need to install VNC, the easiest and fastest is to install the X2Go server. NoMachine, TeamViewer, AnyDesk, OpenVino, VNC, RDP, XRDP, Remote access for Jetson Nano / Xavier.

Installation

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install openssh-server vim git gcc g++ net-tools
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop (select lightdm)
sudo apt-get install x2goserver x2goserver-xsession
sudo apt autoremove
sudo reboot

(Optional) install jtop

A very usefull tool for Jetson's devices. Analog of htop.

sudo apt install python3 python3-dev python3-venv python3-pip
sudo -H pip3 install -U jetson-stats
sudo reboot
jtop (CTRL+C or q to exit)
Source code

Remote connection behind the NAT

You will need a server with public ip address (buy it e.g. at Digital Ocean). By this link you will receive free credit and get started on DigitalOcean with a $100, 60-day credit for new users. Enable SSH on your public server.

Enable SSH port forwarding on all interfaces: StackOverflow
- add this GatewayPorts clientspecified to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
- sudo service ssh restart

On jetson nano

create file ~/remote_ssh.sh with content: ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -fN -R 0.0.0.0:REMOTE_PORT:0.0.0.0:22 REMOTE_USER@REMOTE_IP
- REMOTE_PORT - port for SSH forwarding on remote server
- 22 - SSH port on your Jetson Nano (22 by default)
- REMOTE_USER - SSH user for your public server
- REMOTE_IP - ip of your public server
- e.g.: ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -fN -R 0.0.0.0:30303:0.0.0.0:22 remotessh@81.200.178.100
chmod: chmod +x ~/remote_ssh.sh
edit crontab: crontab -e and add content: * * * * * /home/ubuntu/remote_ssh.sh >> /home/ubuntu/ssh.log
for pass SSH auth you can use sshpass (sudo apt install sshpass)
- e.g. ~/remote_ssh.sh content will be: sshpass -p "MYSUPERPASSWORDHERE" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -fN -R 0.0.0.0:REMOTE_PORT:0.0.0.0:22 REMOTE_USER@REMOTE_IP