Keyboard remote in internal network (Mac) by Bitfocus Compegnion

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Hello Maestros,
I would like to execute keyboard commands via Bitfocus Compagnon / Streamdeck on the satellites in an internal Mac network (1 master computer and 2 satellites) with the master. A programme is open on both satellites (FCPX), Maestro is installed.

Question: I would like to trigger the play button (space) on one of the satellites with a fixed IP address on the keyboard on the main computer via the internal network using Compagnon. Which script step is best suited to activate the ‘Space’ button via the network?

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Network communication can be done using the Remote Trigger. Read this page thoroughly:

https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/trigger/Remote

If you have any questions about the information on that page, you can ask here.

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Since you are on your own private network you could also look at using ssh to trigger macros on the "remote" machine via the keyboardmaestro command line tool.

Set up a shell alias to the CLI tool and enable passwordless ssh (one example among many here) and triggering the macro would be as simple as using

ssh 192.168.1.1 'keyboardmaestro PressPlayButton'

You can even have a macro on the "client" machine perform that in an "Execute a Shell Script" action.

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