I’m sitting here thinking about projects, wishing I could fire up a new VM and install Debian while I sit here on the couch. Then I would have a fresh VM ready to go after I recover from sitting on the couch.

Unfortunately the web GUI is not very mobile friendly. Or maybe it is and I just suck at it.

I realize I could have templates and stuff ready to go, but that would require foresight.

And I am just a guy sitting on a couch.

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The Android app works fine IMO.

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TIL that a proxmox app exists. Thanks!

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This is fantastic. Thanks.

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This is incredible. I had no idea. I can’t figure out how to create new vms or lxcs though 😭

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I don’t think you can via the mobile app. It’s more for management of existing stuff. I think it would be really complicated to replicate the UI for machine creation.

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Setup a virtual desktop on your server and RDP into it to access the web interface. Here is me doing that using my cat as a stand lol.

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I’m here to collect your cat tax.

Also, for us non-Windows folks, just set up a VNC server and do the same thing.

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Cat tax paid.

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Thank you, you may proceed!

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How the fuck did you do that?

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Step 1: get a cat

Step 2: ???

Profit!

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Step 0: pile of raw meat in backyard

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Kasmweb in a docker with a FF workspace is how I do it, but this one looks like a RDP session to a Windows box/VM.

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You can just use remote desktop into Windows. I used to have a headless PC setup with a GPU so that my wife could play Sims 4 over the network on her ancient laptop from the couch.

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It sounds like you are getting decent performance but if you aren’t try sunshine

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Treats?

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There are a few ways. What does your setup look like?

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It’s really simple. Hardly use it for any heavy lifting.

I use Proxmox to play with VMs and Open Media Vault on top to be my NAS.

I’ve done RDP, but figured that it could only be done on desktop.

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Step 1: enable Remote Desktop in Windows

Step 2: download a Remote Desktop app from app store

Step 3: use the app to login to the Windows box

Step 4: profit

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There is an iOS app I discovered yesterday called ProxMate, and it seems pretty nice!

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Most excellent! 🤩

Instant Lifetime Purchase! 👌🏻

Thank you!!!

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Windows lol

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Whoa

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Well, mobile sucks for most stuff, just because of size. I’d prefer to have simpler interface, with (as you mentioned), pre-defined routines/actions.

Or just use ssh, since command line is a lot easier on mobile for stuff like this.

I guess having more pages with fewer objects could make for a better mobile experience.

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In firefox on android i just flip the switch to request desktop site amd its mostly fine…

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Same… a bit of screen scrolling to get what I need but did the trick in a pinch!

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Not available for current versions of Android. On v 14 and I can’t install it.

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I’m currently using it on v14, works fine.

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🤷‍♂️

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