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Coding from a phone through an old laptop

Tailscale, an old laptop, Claude Code and an SSH app turned into a pocket development setup.

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  • Repository account rberg27 Source ↗
  • HN submitter rbergamini27 Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 6 Jan 2026

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"Stop doom scrolling, start doom coding." This guide shows how to code from your phone anywhere with an internet connection, using an old laptop as an always-on machine running Claude Code, Tailscale for a private connection and the Termius SSH app on the phone. It was researched and troubleshot with Claude's help. It hit 577 points on Hacker News and has over 1,700 GitHub stars.

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  • Hacker News: Stop Doom Scrolling, Start Doom Coding: Build via the terminal from your phoneCode or repositorygithub.com
    Repository account: rberg27

    The step-by-step guide.

  • Hacker News discussion (577 points)Forum threadnews.ycombinator.com
    HN submitter: rbergamini27Posted 6 Jan 2026

    Hacker News discussion (577 points).

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