Connect remote Linux devices

Create connections between generic Linux devices and Qt Creator to run, debug, and analyze applications on them.

To configure connections between Qt Creator and a remote Linux device:

1. Make sure that your device can be reached via an IP address.
2. Go to Preferences > Kits > Qt Versions.
3. Select Add to add the Qt version for embedded Linux.
4. Go to Preferences > Kits > Compilers.
5. Select Add to add the compiler for building the applications.
6. Go to Preferences > Devices > Devices.
7. Select Add to add a remote Linux device.
8. Go to Preferences > Kits.
9. Select Add to add a kit for building for the device.
10. Select the Qt version, compiler, and device that you added above.
11. In Run device type, select Remote Linux Device.
12. To build on the remote device, select Remote Linux Device also in Build device.
13. To specify build settings:
    1. Open a project for an application you want to develop for the device.
    2. Select Projects > Build & Run to enable the kit that you specified above.
14. Select Run to specify run settings. Usually, you can use the default settings.

    When you run the project, Qt Creator deploys the application as specified by the deploy steps.