NovaScale, SSH/Herdr+Tailscale

NovaScale is a remote-work and server-operations workspace built for Tailscale. Use SSH, monitoring, private web tools, SFTP, Herdr, Remote Git, and Remote Codex from one app—without switching VPN apps.

Built-in Tailscale connects your tailnet inside NovaScale. Traditional SSH hosts and Headscale are also supported.

HOSTS

- Auto-discover tailnet hosts; organize with aliases, icons, groups and pins.

SSH TERMINAL

- Maintained native Swift terminal with customizable themes, external keyboards, combo keys, Simple Commands, OSC52 and Neovim support.

- Pin terminal/tmux sessions; use copy mode with Page Up/Down and choose prefixes such as Ctrl-A. Touch-scroll, click, select and open menus in mouse-aware apps.

- Command/argument suggestions with optional Bash/Zsh integration. Built-in Tailscale handles network changes; recovery depends on network, host and iOS conditions.

REMOTE CODEX

- Install and configure Codex on your host. Threads are managed there; NovaScale is a remote client and may cache content locally for display.

- Connect to your Mac/Linux Codex CLI/app-server via Tailscale. Resume, fork, pin and rename threads; search across projects and sync pins with compatible desktop hosts.

- Send prompts/files, review Markdown, LaTeX and changes, handle approvals, and follow goals, subagents and activity. Adjust text size/spacing; open images full screen.

- Share files directly over authenticated app-server WebSocket; Pro adds linked-host SFTP transfers with byte progress. Diagnose host setup and compatibility in-app.

- Free includes one Codex host, in-app banners and best-effort local notifications.

REMOTE HERDR

- Connect compatible Herdr on Mac/Linux via Tailscale or traditional SSH. Native protocol and controls for workspaces, tabs, agents and status, with a full terminal experience.

- Pin and detach without stopping remote agents; paste images. Free: three daily visits and one pin. Pro: unlimited visits/pins and file/photo uploads.

ON-DEVICE DICTATION

- Dictate in Terminal, Codex and Herdr on supported iOS 26 devices/languages. Works offline after language assets are installed; raw audio is not saved or uploaded.

CODEX & HERDR PUSH

- Optional alerts when remote work needs you, even with NovaScale closed. Choose work opened in NovaScale or selected hosts. Requires host-side setup; plan limits apply. Disable at any time.

REMOTE GIT

- Browse repositories, branches, commits and diffs over SSH. Stage, unstage and commit on the remote host.

MONITORING & CONTAINERS

- CPU, memory, network, disk and I/O trends; inspect and end processes. Monitor, start, stop and restart Docker and supported macOS Apple containers. Pro adds container deployment.

WEB & SFTP

- Open services via URL, MagicDNS or Tailscale IP. Optional remote SOCKS5/HTTP CONNECT browser proxy and self-signed certificates; background audio from services such as Jellyfin.

- Pro: browse, transfer, preview and edit SFTP files. Share files from iOS to SFTP, Terminal and Codex.

LOCAL PROXY

- Optional passwordless loopback SOCKS5/HTTP CONNECT access to active-tailnet peers for compatible apps on this device. No location permission needed; background access depends on iOS.

PLANS & COMPATIBILITY

- Core workflows are free with limits. Pro expands capacity and adds SFTP, flexible iCloud sync, container deployment and advanced customization. iOS 15+; in-app web requires iOS 17+.

- Codex and Herdr require compatible host installations.

TRANSPARENCY

- Not affiliated with Tailscale Inc. Remote Push sends opaque IDs and signed lifecycle events, not prompts, code, commands, patches, responses, transcript paths or working directories.
- Codex bootstrap wrapper and companion agent: https://github.com/GalaxNet-Ltd/nova-codex-bootstrap
- Built on a maintained libtailscale fork: https://github.com/GalaxNet-Ltd/libtailscale
- Support: nova-support@galaxnet.cc
- Terms: https://galaxnet.dev/nova/legal/tos/
- Privacy: https://galaxnet.dev/nova/legal/privacy/