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Your development environment.
In your pocket.
Mobdesk turns an ARM64 Android phone into a persistent Termux workstation for learning, coding and working wherever you are.
No root · no virtual machine · no heavy graphical desktop
$ mobdesk status
● workstation online
termux native · arm64
workspace ~/mobdesk/workspace
ssh ready · :8022
$ mobdesk tui
MOBDESK ● RUNNING
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01 / architecture
A Linux workstation,
without carrying a laptop.
Android remains the host. Termux is the development environment, where Mobdesk manages your persistent workspace, native tools and SSH.
ANDROIDYour phoneARM64 hardware
HOSTTermuxnative environment
WORKSTATIONMobdeskworkspace, tools and SSH
ACCESSShell or SSHthe same Termux environment
One native development environment in Termux.
02 / what you get
Less setup.
More time to create.
PERSISTENT
Set it up once
Your workspace and installed Termux tools stay on the phone between sessions.
CONNECTED
Use SSH when you want
Open the same Termux workstation from another computer on a trusted network without moving your projects.
TOOL PROFILES
Start with what you already use
Native Termux tools for Git, Neovim, tmux, Go, Python, Node.js, C and C++.
03 / first steps
From download to
your first shell.
The recommended path uses the published ARM64 binary from releases. You do not need to install Go to get started.
Read the full installation guide TERMUX
# in Termux
pkg update
pkg install -y curl coreutils
# download the ARM64 release
BASE_URL="https://github.com/ericklucioh/mobdesk/releases/latest/download"
curl -fL -o mobdesk "$BASE_URL/mobdesk-linux-arm64"
chmod 0755 mobdesk
./mobdesk setupSetup installs the required Termux packages, creates the persistent workspace, configures SSH and installs the launcher.
04 / transparency
Built for development.
Not production.
Mobdesk is experimental and validation on Android devices is still expanding. It requires ARM64 and Termux from a trusted source; keep storage for Termux, your projects and installed tools. Android may suspend processes, and SSH should stay on trusted networks.
ARM64Required architecture
STORAGETermux, projects and tools
LANSSH on trusted networks only
The next computer could be in your hand.
Take your environment
with you.
Try Mobdesk, tell us how it behaves on your device and help build a more portable workstation.