Connecting to a remote PC

Every machine running Remora has a permanent 10-digit Host ID (e.g. 123-456-7890) and a 6-digit PIN (e.g. 123-456). The Host ID is tied to the machine and never changes; the PIN stays valid until you rotate it. The PIN itself is never sent over the network — the connecting side proves it knows the PIN with a mathematical proof (Argon2), so our servers never see it.

On the host: find the ID and PIN

Open Remora on the machine you want to connect to.
On the Connections page, click "Start sharing" — the "Share this machine" screen opens.
The Host ID and PIN are shown there, with copy buttons and an optional QR code view.
Pass both to the person connecting over a channel you trust. Don't post the PIN anywhere public — anyone who knows it can send a connection request.

You can also view and manage the PIN later under Settings → Security.

On the viewer: connect

Open Remora on your own machine.
On the Connections page, click "Quick connect".
Enter the Host ID (formatted like 123-456-7890; dashes and spaces don't matter). The PIN field is optional.
Hit Connect. If you didn't enter a PIN (or got it wrong), an approval prompt appears on the host and the person there has to accept.

Approval flow and trust levels

The approval prompt on the host offers two ways to accept:

Accept as host: input passes through with full rights — including UAC prompts. (Controlling UAC requires the host app to run as administrator; see troubleshooting.)
Accept as normal: enough for everyday use; while a UAC prompt is open, viewer input is deliberately suspended and the person at the host answers it.

Connections arriving with the correct PIN can be accepted automatically — that's the basis of unattended access. Auto-accept works on hosts with a Pro or Founding plan; a host on the Free plan always confirms each connection manually, even when the PIN is correct. Also, while a session is already active, the host ignores new connection requests.

Saved devices

Add machines you connect to often on the Saved devices page — store a label (like "Office PC"), the Host ID, optionally the PIN, and a trust level (Host / Normal). Next time, just click Connect on the row:

With a stored PIN and a Pro/Founding host, the connection establishes without waiting for approval.
Without a stored PIN, the host sees the approval prompt.
Each successful connection updates the "last seen" timestamp; Forget removes the device.

Rotating the PIN

Manually: the "Rotate PIN" button on the sharing screen, or Settings → Security → "Rotate PIN now". The new PIN applies from the next connection onwards.
Automatically: Settings → Security → "Rotate the PIN automatically" — pick an interval between 1 and 365 days. Remora checks hourly and regenerates the PIN once the interval has elapsed.
Heads-up: after a rotation, the old PIN stored in other people's saved devices no longer matches — until they update it, their connections fall back to the approval prompt. That's a deliberate, safe default.
Tip: if you shared the PIN for a one-off session, rotate it when you're done.

Connection not going through? See the troubleshooting guide or write to us: remora-info@embedra.net