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Add notes on controlling the kiosk remotely to first-boot doc.

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Adding these options will allow you to mix secure (i.e. HTTPS) origins with insecure ones (you need to specifically white-list them). Sometimes you need stuff like this to pull together all the bits and pieces of your dashboard from different origins. We're not saying you should. But you can. Adding these options will allow you to mix secure (i.e. HTTPS) origins with insecure ones (you need to specifically white-list them). Sometimes you need stuff like this to pull together all the bits and pieces of your dashboard from different origins. We're not saying you should. But you can.
## Controlling the kiosk remotely
Sometimes you need to do basic remote adjustments, like changing the URL that's displayed.
- If you need a lot of flexibility, [you can install VNC](https://github.com/futurice/chilipie-kiosk/issues/38#issuecomment-442031274) to get a full remote desktop
- If you just need to set the URL, you can SSH over (not enabled by default; see above), and e.g. [run something like](https://github.com/futurice/chilipie-kiosk/issues/71#issuecomment-522035239): `export DISPLAY=:0; xdotool key F11 sleep 1 key ctrl+l sleep 1 type 'https://google.com'; xdotool sleep 1 key KP_Enter; xdotool key F11`. Very crude. Very effective.
## Username and password ## Username and password
If you need to login to a shell, the default username and password are `pi` and `raspberry`, as is tradition for Raspberry Pi. The `pi` user also has `sudo` access. If you need to login to a shell, the default username and password are `pi` and `raspberry`, as is tradition for Raspberry Pi. The `pi` user also has `sudo` access.