Posted by andreagrandi 1 day ago
Came as a surprise to me a few years ago when I first ran a that it.
Makes sense, I had simply never considered it.
RPi 400 keyboard + iPad VNC also works, or HDMI-to-USBc via iPad app, https://www.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/utvfcu/my_ipad_mini_r...
CyanogenMod used to (I assume LineageOS still does). I recall being able to use a USB ethernet adaptor on my phone with CM because of this.
I haven't tested this in a long time. Perhaps I should!
(It also enables masquerading (NAT) and IP forwarding, but of course that's not relevant in this context.)
Should’ve just been another USB-C port. Let me break it out to what I need, since I’m gonna need a dongle anyways.
(I am not affiliated with Tailscale in any way.)
As one-time-setup you’ll need to serve the ROOTCA.pem from the Pi and download and install it on the iPad, but once you’ve done this once, any certs you generate on the Pi will be accepted by the iPad.
mkcert has enabled so many crazy setups and workflows for me over the years, it’s truly fantastic.