# Computer

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/computer/124830>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [December 20, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/computer/124830 "2024-12-20T18:26:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![John\_William\_Brekke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/john_william_brekke/32/111887_2.png) [@John\_William\_Brekke](https://community.homey.app/u/John_William_Brekke)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/computer/124830/1 "2024-12-20T18:26:10Z")

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Is there anyways to make a homey remote controller press a key on my computer? For example if i have a remote controller connected to homey i want to make so if i press that button it presses E on my computer. Would’ve been cool if homey could press keys on my computer.

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/computer/124830/2 "2024-12-20T21:10:37Z")

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Not sure what you wan to achieve

but you probably can do it easier with one of these …

> **[Desktop Device](https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.jwienk.desktop-device/Desktop-Device/)**
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> Create a connection between your desktop and Homey.

> **[Simple SSH](https://homey.app/en-us/app/de.jnkconsulting.smart.ssh4homey/Simple-SSH/)**
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> A full working SSH Client for Homey. Control your services and ssh enabled devices, from Homey

> **[Raspberry Pi](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.gruijter.rpi/Raspberry-Pi/)**
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> Monitor and control your RPi

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**Author:** ![Andy\_Henderson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/andy_henderson/32/80642_2.png) [@Andy\_Henderson](https://community.homey.app/u/Andy_Henderson)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/computer/124830/3 "2024-12-20T21:17:58Z")

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Sure. If you attach a [FLIRC](https://flirc.tv/) to your computer and use an IR blaster you can send a ‘remote’ button that the FLIRC can interpret as anything you want - including an E key.

I have some old remotes that are useful because they control devices I no longer have. That means I can teach my IR blaster and FLIRC the key so sending that button doesn’t interfere with anything else.

Unfortunately, Homey can’t learn, but you could perhaps select an unusual device and use one of its buttons. Alternatively, you could use a separate IR blaster. I’ve used a Switchbot hub and Broadlink blaster. Both integrate with Homey.

Andy