No need for the keyboard, monitor, mouse, and cable mess.īrand new Pi’s need a monitor, mouse, and keyboard connected to initially set up. This means you can plug the power into your Pi and leave it in another room while you work on it remotely from your laptop. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to access your Pi’s desktop remotely so you can use your laptop to work on your Pi projects. Thankfully, this is now true, but it took a few steps to get everything setup. When I first ordered my Pi, I envisioned myself working on it from my laptop the entire time.