Guides
Practical, step-by-step guides: how to set things up, how to get more out of the product and how to avoid the mistakes we made first.
product
What we shipped, why we built it that way and how to get the most out of it.
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Fix a bug from your phone: chat, diff, preview and tests
Follow a checkout bug from an agent request to a reviewed change: use Thumbdesk chat, inspect the diff, preview the result and run tests on the host.
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Get notified when Claude Code or Codex finishes in Thumbdesk
Set up Thumbdesk hooks and phone notifications for Claude Code and Codex. Follow completion events, attention messages and iOS Live Activity.
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Move Thumbdesk to a new phone and check host access
Move to a new phone with Thumbdesk: export an encrypted device-key backup, restore it, confirm host trust and revoke the old phone when you are ready.
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Open localhost from your phone with Thumbdesk
Preview a dev server running on your computer from your phone. Choose the host and port in Thumbdesk, expose it to the app and troubleshoot access.
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Review, commit and push Git changes from your phone
Inspect a diff, stage selected files, commit and push from your phone with Thumbdesk. Check the host branch, existing changes and Git credentials first.
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Save and resume a workspace across your computers
Keep terminal, files and web-preview tabs from multiple hosts together in a Thumbdesk workspace. Resume the arrangement and understand session persistence.
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SSH or the Thumbdesk host agent: choose your connection
Choose SSH or the Thumbdesk host agent for a VPS, home computer or restricted server. Compare setup, reachability, persistent sessions and available tools.
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Transfer files between your phone and computer with Thumbdesk
Retrieve a file from your computer, upload a photo from your phone and check transfer progress in Thumbdesk, with agent and SSH setup explained.
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tutorials
Step-by-step guides that take you from a blank page to a working result.
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Fix a bug from your phone: chat, diff, preview and tests
Follow a checkout bug from an agent request to a reviewed change: use Thumbdesk chat, inspect the diff, preview the result and run tests on the host.
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Get notified when Claude Code or Codex finishes in Thumbdesk
Set up Thumbdesk hooks and phone notifications for Claude Code and Codex. Follow completion events, attention messages and iOS Live Activity.
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How to keep an SSH session alive on your phone
Keep terminal work running when your phone disconnects. Set up a persistent Thumbdesk session, tmux over SSH, or Mosh for changing networks.
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How to monitor a Linux server from your phone
Monitor a Linux server from your phone: live CPU, memory, disk and temperature, push alerts and a terminal to fix it, plus how Netdata and Uptime Kuma compare.
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How to SSH into a home server from your phone without port forwarding
SSH into a home server from your phone without port forwarding: Tailscale, Thumbdesk, Cloudflare Tunnel and a reverse tunnel, with the steps for each one.
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Move Thumbdesk to a new phone and check host access
Move to a new phone with Thumbdesk: export an encrypted device-key backup, restore it, confirm host trust and revoke the old phone when you are ready.
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Open localhost from your phone with Thumbdesk
Preview a dev server running on your computer from your phone. Choose the host and port in Thumbdesk, expose it to the app and troubleshoot access.
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Prepare your computer for remote access while you are away
Set up Thumbdesk for access away from your desk: check pairing, agent startup, sleep, screen permissions and a real connection over mobile data.
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Raspberry Pi remote access from your phone: 4 ways
Get Raspberry Pi remote access from your phone with Raspberry Pi Connect, Thumbdesk, SSH or VNC: what each one gives you, including with no ports opened.
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Review, commit and push Git changes from your phone
Inspect a diff, stage selected files, commit and push from your phone with Thumbdesk. Check the host branch, existing changes and Git credentials first.
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Save and resume a workspace across your computers
Keep terminal, files and web-preview tabs from multiple hosts together in a Thumbdesk workspace. Resume the arrangement and understand session persistence.
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Set up Mac screen sharing and control in Thumbdesk
Allow screen capture and pointer control on your Mac for Thumbdesk. Follow the app permission guide, reopen the share and test the screen controls.
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SSH or the Thumbdesk host agent: choose your connection
Choose SSH or the Thumbdesk host agent for a VPS, home computer or restricted server. Compare setup, reachability, persistent sessions and available tools.
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Transfer files between your phone and computer with Thumbdesk
Retrieve a file from your computer, upload a photo from your phone and check transfer progress in Thumbdesk, with agent and SSH setup explained.
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How to access your computer from your phone
Access your computer from your phone with Thumbdesk: pair the host, open its terminal or screen, retrieve files and continue coding-agent work.
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Control Claude Code From Your Phone: Setup and 5 Options (2026)
Start and continue Claude Code from your phone with Thumbdesk. Follow the setup, check your changes, and compare Remote Control, Happy, Moshi and SSH.
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Control OpenAI Codex From Your Phone: 3 Options (2026)
Start Codex from your phone, continue saved conversations and review project changes with Thumbdesk. Compare ChatGPT mobile and SSH with tmux.
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remote access
Reaching your own computers and servers from a phone: terminals, screens, files and networks.
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How to keep an SSH session alive on your phone
Keep terminal work running when your phone disconnects. Set up a persistent Thumbdesk session, tmux over SSH, or Mosh for changing networks.
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How to monitor a Linux server from your phone
Monitor a Linux server from your phone: live CPU, memory, disk and temperature, push alerts and a terminal to fix it, plus how Netdata and Uptime Kuma compare.
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How to SSH into a home server from your phone without port forwarding
SSH into a home server from your phone without port forwarding: Tailscale, Thumbdesk, Cloudflare Tunnel and a reverse tunnel, with the steps for each one.
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Prepare your computer for remote access while you are away
Set up Thumbdesk for access away from your desk: check pairing, agent startup, sleep, screen permissions and a real connection over mobile data.
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Raspberry Pi remote access from your phone: 4 ways
Get Raspberry Pi remote access from your phone with Raspberry Pi Connect, Thumbdesk, SSH or VNC: what each one gives you, including with no ports opened.
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Set up Mac screen sharing and control in Thumbdesk
Allow screen capture and pointer control on your Mac for Thumbdesk. Follow the app permission guide, reopen the share and test the screen controls.
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SSH or the Thumbdesk host agent: choose your connection
Choose SSH or the Thumbdesk host agent for a VPS, home computer or restricted server. Compare setup, reachability, persistent sessions and available tools.
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How to access your computer from your phone
Access your computer from your phone with Thumbdesk: pair the host, open its terminal or screen, retrieve files and continue coding-agent work.
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8 Best Mobile Terminal & Coding-Agent Apps (2026)
Compare eight mobile terminal and coding-agent apps for Android and iPhone, including free options, connection setup, persistent sessions and project tools.
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security
How connections are made, what is encrypted end to end and what our servers can see.
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How to SSH into a home server from your phone without port forwarding
SSH into a home server from your phone without port forwarding: Tailscale, Thumbdesk, Cloudflare Tunnel and a reverse tunnel, with the steps for each one.
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Move Thumbdesk to a new phone and check host access
Move to a new phone with Thumbdesk: export an encrypted device-key backup, restore it, confirm host trust and revoke the old phone when you are ready.
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comparisons
Remote access tools side by side, with sources, prices and the cases where another tool is the better pick.
coding agents
Running Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents on your own machines, from a phone.
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Fix a bug from your phone: chat, diff, preview and tests
Follow a checkout bug from an agent request to a reviewed change: use Thumbdesk chat, inspect the diff, preview the result and run tests on the host.
Read storyGuide ·
Get notified when Claude Code or Codex finishes in Thumbdesk
Set up Thumbdesk hooks and phone notifications for Claude Code and Codex. Follow completion events, attention messages and iOS Live Activity.
Read storyGuide ·
Control Claude Code From Your Phone: Setup and 5 Options (2026)
Start and continue Claude Code from your phone with Thumbdesk. Follow the setup, check your changes, and compare Remote Control, Happy, Moshi and SSH.
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Control OpenAI Codex From Your Phone: 3 Options (2026)
Start Codex from your phone, continue saved conversations and review project changes with Thumbdesk. Compare ChatGPT mobile and SSH with tmux.
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