Installation

Prerequisites

Before installing remote-terminal, make sure you have:

• Node.js 18+ — Download Node.js
• npm or yarn — Comes with Node.js
• Tailscale (optional) — Install Tailscale

Install from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/chintan-diwakar/remote-terminal.git

# Navigate to the directory
cd remote-terminal

# Install dependencies
npm install

Install Globally (npm)

npm install -g remote-terminal

Then run from anywhere:

remote-terminal start

Verify Installation

# Check if the CLI works
node bin/remote-terminal.mjs --version

# Start the server
npm start

You should see:

[remote-terminal] === remote-terminal is running ===
[remote-terminal]   Web terminal: http://localhost:7860/

Next Steps

• Quick Start Guide — Get up and running in 2 minutes
• Configuration — Set up Telegram and OpenAI