Shutdown Pi from SmartPhone

UDb23

It would be nice to have an App to shutdown the Pi with just the push of a button on your smartphone.
An app that logs into Raspberry via ssh and sends shutdown command would probably enough.
Found some ssh clients for android but no source code so you're not really sure what happens with your user and pwd. On the other a side I can't see a reason why somebody would hack you raspberry.
Opinions/suggestions?

Sano

I used ConnectBot some times ago. It's open source.
https://github.com/connectbot/connectbot

You can use public key and execute a command after connection, so a sudo shutdown -h nowshould do the trick, with a nice shortcut to the server.
One button shutdown

herb_fargus

@UDb23 I use raspberry ssh. Convenient cause I can create buttons with basic shutdown and reboot commands. Also works great for a remote picture button with the camera module I have

UDb23

@herb_fargus @Sano
Thanks for the suggestions, will try them out asap.
Is it safe to execute a shutdown thru ssh while ES is running or should I exit ES first?

Sano

Shutdown does a clean shutdown (SIGTERM then SIGKILL if necessary), it's safe.

backstander

@herb_fargus

I use raspberry ssh.

Do you use the "Lite" version or the full version?

UDb23

@Sano thanks!

herb_fargus

@backstander I paid for the full version because I thought it was a worthwhile investment to support the dev.

dudleydes

I have the free Android app Raspi Check installed on my phone in case I need to reboot my Pi. It is a system monitoring app but does include the shutdown options to Halt as well as Reboot.

Checking the source code, it appears the Halt option runs the command sudo -S /sbin/shutdown -h now.

backstander

I've just been using Mobile SSH but I think I'll give the ones that @herb_fargus and @dudleydes mentioned above a try!

AlexMurphy

@backstander ConnectBot is also worth checking out.

backstander

@AlexMurphy

ConnectBot is also worth checking out.

I'll give that one a try as well!

AlexMurphy

@backstander It works great for me. Another tip is to set up bash aliases. This means when I type reboot the system gets the command sudo reboot -h now I have done this for quite a few commands as it makes it easier typing on a phone or tablet to keep it as short as possible. Here's some reading. https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/usage/bashrc.md

A Former User

Hey, something unrelated, but kinda on topic.

Is there a way to use a phone as a controller for the Pi somehow?

AlexMurphy

@itsnitro There are Apps for Kodi that you can use your phone with. RetroPie doesn't deal with html control or CEC, afaik.

A Former User

Aww. :(
I would like to see a way to do this using Bluetooth or something.

A Former User

HOLD UP.
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Virtual-Gamepad

AlexMurphy

@itsnitro Try it. I heard it was buggy as hell and a pain to remove...

Let me know how you get on.

A Former User

What happened to AlexMurphy?

UDb23

@itsnitro used "aggressive language" with another user.