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Remote access · Tailscale

Your dashboard on your phone, from anywhere

With Tailscale (free), your phone and your PC end up on a private network that is yours alone. You see your machines at home, at work or on holiday, without opening ports on your router and without putting anything on the internet.

HC Phone HC PC running Hash Commander 🔒 Tailscale tunnel no open ports on the router · only your own devices
You needHash Commander v4.6.10 or newer on the PC
AndA Tailscale account (Google, Microsoft, Apple or GitHub)
TimeAbout 5 minutes, only the first time

  1. Install Tailscale on the PC and on the phone

    On the PC, download it at tailscale.com/download. On the phone, search for Tailscale in the Play Store or the App Store.

    Open it on both and sign in with the same account. Then switch it on on the phone.

    Tailscale v>
    ● Connected
    my-phone100.64.0.2 · this device
    my-pc100.64.0.1
    Tailscale (Windows tray)
    ● Connected
    Account: same as on the phone
    Both devices appear in the list with a green dot.

    Illustration. The names and addresses on your devices will be different.

  2. Open “Remote access” in Hash Commander

    On the PC, open the dashboard. On the machines card, click the ⚙. In the Network and access group, choose 🌐 Remote access.

    MACHINES · 2 mining ⚙v>
    NETWORK AND ACCESS
    📡Scan
    🌐Remote access
    🖥Screen
    🔒Lock

  3. Turn on private HTTPS

    The window confirms that Tailscale is connected and shows how many devices you have online. Click Enable private HTTPS: the address becomes https://…ts.net, encrypted and free of Windows firewall problems.

    Illustration with a made-up address. Yours appears with your PC's name.
    Only the first time: Tailscale may ask you to turn on Serve on your account. The window shows a link: open it, confirm and click Enable private HTTPS again.
    Also tick Keep the server running when I close the window. That way the dashboard stays reachable even with the window closed. To close it for good, use Quit on the tray icon.

  4. Open it on the phone and sign in

    With Tailscale on on the phone, point the camera at the QR code in the window or open the copied address in the browser. The dashboard appears: sign in with your Hash Commander account.

    🔒 my-pc.tail1234.ts.net
    HASH Commander
    Tip: in the browser menu choose Add to home screen. The dashboard gets the HC icon, just like an app.
    Sign-in is always required. Even if someone finds the address, without the Tailscale of your account they cannot reach it.

If it does not work

“Site not found” or a DNS error on the phone
Tailscale on the phone is off. Open the Tailscale app and switch it on.
The page opens without colours or the sign-in button does not respond
The PC still has an old version. Update Hash Commander to v4.6.10 or newer.
“Could not reach Centro de Comando”
The PC is off, asleep or has the app closed. Switch it on, open the app and tick “Keep the server running”.
The window says Tailscale is not installed or is off
Open Tailscale in the Windows tray (on a Mac, in the menu bar) and sign in to the account. Then click Check again.
I cannot change the options from the phone
This is on purpose: remote access can only be switched on and off on the PC itself.

Why it is safe

  • You do not open any port on the router and the dashboard is not on the public internet.
  • The .ts.net address only works on devices that have joined your Tailscale account.
  • The connection is end-to-end encrypted and the Hash Commander sign-in is still required.