What you need
- Full Rune unlock on Android
- At least one host you control, powered on (PC, Pi, server, NAS…)
- Tailscale (or similar) on phone + host
- SSH server enabled on that host
From the road
Leave the host on.
Put the phone and the host on a personal mesh. Open Rune from cellular, a hotel, or the shop. No port-forward circus. Armor still works if you skip this.
Work from anywhere Leave the host on. Mesh the phone. Open Rune from the road.
How-to · optional
Work from anywhere
Plain English: leave your hosts on at home (or in the lab) — desk PC, Raspberry Pi, server, NAS — put phone and those hosts on a free personal mesh (we recommend Tailscale), then open Rune from a coffee shop, hotel, or cellular and connect with Rune — full command line on your machine. Advanced: phone = cockpit · your gear = muscle · no root · no Ubuntu on the phone. Armor still works if you never touch this path.
One quick step before the guide
The walkthrough is straightforward. Our Terms of Use live on a separate page (they cover the app, purchases, and optional remote setup). Please read and agree once — then we’ll unlock the setup steps on this device.
We recommend Tailscale (free for personal use) so you don’t need to open SSH on your home router. Other mesh setups work the same idea if you already run them. Scope is simple: any machine you control that accepts SSH — not only a Windows desktop.
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Host — install Tailscale
On each machine you want to reach (PC, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc.):
install from tailscale.com (or the Pi / Linux package), sign in, leave it connected.
Note the machine name (e.g.
lab-pc,pi-home). - Phone — install Tailscale Same account (same tailnet). Toggle it on when you leave home Wi‑Fi.
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Host — turn on SSH
Windows: Optional features → OpenSSH Server → start the service (Automatic).
Mac: Sharing → Remote Login.
Linux / Raspberry Pi OS: install or enable
sshd(often already on for headless Pis). -
Keys (recommended)
In Rune, generate a key if needed (
ssh-keygen -t ed25519), put the.publine into the host’sauthorized_keys, then test on home Wi‑Fi first:ssh YOURUSER@lab-pcorssh YOURUSER@pi-home -
Prove “anywhere”
Switch the phone to cellular. Tailscale on. Host still on. Rune → same
sshcommand. Remote shell on that machine = pass.
Good to know
- Host off or asleep → nothing to reach
- Your mesh and keys stay on your accounts
- Mesh VPN ≠ Void Shield (Shield is the on-phone firewall)
- Armor-only users can skip this entirely
If it fails
- Timeout → host/Tailscale offline, wrong name
- Permission denied → user/key mismatch
- Wi‑Fi works, LTE doesn’t → mesh off on phone
- Another VPN fighting Tailscale → pause it to test
Legal detail lives under Terms of Use (remote access & AS-IS). In the app: agree on first open, then Engine → How-to guides → Advanced.