# Can't connect to devices with VPN SSH **URL:** \ **Category:** openBalena\ **Created:** [August 4, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/cant-connect-to-devices-with-vpn-ssh/168598 "2020-08-04T00:04:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastaGringo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/pastagringo/32/4175_2.png) [@PastaGringo](https://forums.balena.io/u/PastaGringo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/cant-connect-to-devices-with-vpn-ssh/168598/1 "2020-08-04T00:04:33Z")
Hi, I finished to work on my apps for rpi4 and rpi3. I now need to secure and make reliable this configuration. I will need to deploy some device remotely so I absolutely need to make the VPN work. I’ve been struggling with the remote SSH via VPN since few days… I searched a lot from the forums, from the github issues, from the documentation and I tried pretty much everything I found and I can’t still make it work. Here is my config from OpenBalena: - OpenBalena 2.0.3 - OPENBALENA\_API\_VERSION\_TAG=v0.19.5 - OPENBALENA\_DB\_VERSION\_TAG=v2.0.3 - OPENBALENA\_MDNS\_PUBLISHER\_VERSION\_TAG=v1.6.2 - OPENBALENA\_REGISTRY\_VERSION\_TAG=v2.11.1 - OPENBALENA\_S3\_VERSION\_TAG=v2.8.5 - OPENBALENA\_VPN\_VERSION\_TAG=v8.10.0 I’m using the BalenaCLI v12.3.3. For Rpi4 I use the BalenaOS v2.48.0 dev For Rpi3 I use the BalenaOS v2.47.0 dev Here is each tasks I do to enable the SSH VPN (I use Mac) : 1. balena os configure balena.img --app MyApp 2. mount the image with the GUI Mac DiskImageMounter 3. open the config.json file and add at the end (one-line) : `"os":{"sshKeys":["ssh-rsa blablablaC8CM= me@MacBook.home"]}` (I validated the json structure with [https://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com](https://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com)) 4. flash the image to the SD card 5. booting the device I can see the device from the command `balena devices` with “`IS ONLINE : true`” ``` balena devices ID UUID DEVICE NAME DEVICE TYPE APPLICATION NAME STATUS IS ONLINE SUPERVISOR VERSION OS VERSION DASHBOARD URL 36 7c734c9 morning-tree raspberrypi3-64 MyAppNamexxxxxxxxxxxxx Idle true 10.6.27 balenaOS 2.47.0+rev1 ``` When I try : - `balena ssh 7c734c9` - `balena ssh LongUUID` (obtained by `balena device 7c734c9` - `balena ssh 7c734c9 ServiceName` I have always the message `root@[ssh.devices.openbalena.mydomain.com](http://ssh.devices.openbalena.asappli.com/)'s password:` When I do: - `curl https://api.mydomain/ping` I have an “`OK`” response. - `curl https://vpn.mydomain/ping` I have an “`200 OK. Service ready`” response. Is the VPN SSH only possible with production version ? Do I miss something into the SSH add key process ? Thanks for your help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![karaxuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@karaxuna](https://forums.balena.io/u/karaxuna)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/cant-connect-to-devices-with-vpn-ssh/168598/5 "2020-08-04T09:07:38Z")
Hi, can you try the steps provided in this [blog post](https://forums.balena.io/t/howto-ssh-into-host-device/5312)? ---
**Author:** ![PastaGringo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/pastagringo/32/4175_2.png) [@PastaGringo](https://forums.balena.io/u/PastaGringo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/cant-connect-to-devices-with-vpn-ssh/168598/7 "2020-08-04T11:58:23Z")
I tried before and I certainly missed something. Now it’s working perfectly! thanks @karaxuna 🙂