raccoon connect

raccoon connect <IP>

Connects raccoon to your Wombat robot.

What it does

  1. Checks that the robot’s API server is reachable at <IP>:8421
  2. Attempts SSH key authentication
  3. If that fails, offers to set up key authentication automatically:
    • Prompts for the Wombat’s password
    • Generates an SSH key pair and copies the public key to the robot
    • Retrieves an API access token from the server
  4. Saves the connection config to the project’s config/connection.yml

After a successful connect, all other raccoon commands (run, sync, codegen, etc.) use the saved connection automatically.

Default credentials

The Wombat ships with:

  • User: pi
  • Password: raspberrypi

Security: Change the default password once your setup is complete.

When to re-run

  • First time setting up a project
  • When the robot’s IP address changes (common when switching between networks or connection modes)
  • When SSH authentication stops working

Troubleshooting

“Connection refused” / API unreachable Make sure your laptop is on the same network as the robot and the IP shown in BotUI matches what you’re using.

SSH authentication keeps failing Run raccoon disconnect then raccoon connect <IP> again to redo the key setup.

Written by Tobias Madlberger
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