Linking other devices (Provisioning)

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Lars K.W. Gohlke edited this page Jan 26, 2020 · 21 revisions

Connect to another device
```
signal-cli link -n "optional device name"
```
This shows a "tsdevice:/…" link, if you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this link. If you want to link to and Android device, create a QR code with the link (e.g. with qrencode) and scan that in the Signal Android app.

For a tutorial for linux see: https://mark.benschop.me/blog/?p=122 (uses qrencode)
Add another device
```
signal-cli -u USERNAME addDevice --uri "tsdevice:/…"
```
The "tsdevice:/…" link is the one shown by the new signal-cli instance or contained in the QR code shown in Signal-Desktop or similar apps.

Only the master device (that was registered directly, not linked) can add new devices.

Manage linked devices

signal-cli -u USERNAME listDevices

signal-cli -u USERNAME removeDevice -d DEVICE_ID