byobu

, type a command, disconnect, with no fragile connection state to babysit. Security: TLS with real certificates, end to end. Uses Tailscale (cert provisioning via tailscale serve, no port forwarding) optionally, bind to your own network address, or bring your own or self-signed certs. Two security experts reviewed the design and I implemented their recommendations. More scrutiny is very welcome. Quick start: trustmux enable trustmux start trustmux pair # shows a QR code if qrencode is installed Open the URL on your phone, enter the 6-digit code, and add it to your home screen. It's a PWA, so there's no app store. Install: apt, dnf, pip install trustmux, or brew tap dustinkirkland/trustmux && brew install trustmux Under the hood: Python, libtmux, WebSockets, Tailscale, and no polling. The UI shell is cached for offline use. Part of Byobu, GPLv3. Trustmux isn't affiliated with the tmux project. https://trustmux.dev https://github.com/dustinkirkland/byobu https://pypi.org/project/trustmux/

ustmux: mobile terminal access needs to be asynchronous, not synchronous. Connect, run a command, disconnect — without maintaining fragile connection state the whole time. Trustmux A lightweight daemon that provides access to your tmux or Byobu sessions as a secure PWA (Progressive Web App). Real TLS certificates, encrypted end-to-end. Two deployment options: - Tailscale: Automatic cert provisioning via tailscale serve, zero-trust networking, seamless pairing with a 6-digit code. Your workstation binds to your Tailscale IP — private, encrypted, no port forwarding. - Direct networking: Or, you can run Trustmux have it bind to your local network address and handle the port forwarding yourself. - Self-managed: You can use Tailscale's certificate provisioning, or bring your own certificate, or use self-signed certs too. I've been running this in production on my own workstation for a while now. I recently flew to Australia and was able to keep nudging my jobs along back home, from somewhere over the Pacific with 700ms of latency and it was a like a dream come true! Installation Available on Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora development repositories, plus pip, Homebrew, and PPA: pip install trustmux # or brew tap dustinkirkland/trustmux brew install trustmux # or via PPA sudo add-apt-repository ppa:byobu/ppa && sudo apt install trustmux Quick Start (3 commands) trustmux enable # start at login trustmux start # fire up the daemon trustmux pair # generate pairing URL + 6-digit code (will show a qr code if qrencode is installed) Open the URL on your phone browser, enter the code, tap "Add to Home Screen." Done. Key Design Points - Asynchronous by design: Connect, run commands, disconnect. No laggy synchronous state to babysit. - Real encryption: TLS certificates (real or self-signed), no compromises. Tailscale handles the network privacy layer (unless you want setup your firewalls and port forwards). - Lightweight mobile app: It's a PWA -- just a web interface. - Works offline: The UI shell is cached; reconnects silently when you're back online. - True multiplexing: Full access to all your tmux panes, windows, and sessions. Type, attach, detach — all from your phone. - Tool-agnostic: Use Claude, any other code assistant, shell commands — whatever you want in your tmux sessions. Under the Hood - Implemented in python, talks directly to tmux via libtmux, streams live terminal output asynchronously (no polling) - WebSocket-based updates keep the UI responsive even on slow connections - Uses Tailscale for network privacy (or bring your own network and/or cert) - Lightweight daemon — negligible CPU/memory overhead - PWA architecture: offline-capable, installable, updates silently in the background The code is at https://github.com/dustinkirkland/byobu (trustmux is part of Byobu, GPLv3). The "tmux" at the end of "Trustmux" honors the "tmux" project and the awesome library that is libtmux, but Trustmux/Byobu are not affiliated with the Tmux project. [1] https://byobu.org [2] https://trustmux.dev [3] https://tmux.us