Android Self hosting
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Native in what sense? As I understand it that uses a VM of some sort
You're right actually it's not native I don't know what I'm on about
Still it's much easier to have a baked in terminal app than having to install proot on top of termux, hopefully it will have less of a performance impact than proot as well. -
Docker does work on Android. That's what OP is showing off.
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With the latest release of android it now supports some Linux functionality. I got docker installed simply by following Docker's docs.
Any thoughts or uses for a mobile homelab? What would be useful to have mobile?
these are the times when I get jealous, as an iOS user
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these are the times when I get jealous, as an iOS user
I dont know how you can stand using iOS. Its just so unintuitive, theres no back button and I can't even figure out copy/paste.
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these are the times when I get jealous, as an iOS user
You're free to join us
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I dont know how you can stand using iOS. Its just so unintuitive, theres no back button and I can't even figure out copy/paste.
Copy paste is easy. You just tap on the, no wait you tap on the, fuck hold on. You tap, there we are, on the word and hold until it highlights. No wait hold on. Fuck. There we are. Ok now you tap on the highlighted word to copy, fuck wait Ah fuck it just type it again yourself
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It's a server with integrated UPS and KVM console.
Except for that time I took out the battery because it was swollen and took the screen off to help with cooling. At least I still have my K and M
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Docker does work on Android. That's what OP is showing off.
Well, if they manage to get it working on Android I'll be really impressed.
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It's a server with integrated UPS and KVM console.
@towerful @baatliwala For real though, I use old laptops for self-hosting so that I never have to dig up a monitor & keyboard.
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With the latest release of android it now supports some Linux functionality. I got docker installed simply by following Docker's docs.
Any thoughts or uses for a mobile homelab? What would be useful to have mobile?
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It's a server with integrated UPS and KVM console.
In all seriousness, I think a "mobile server" in laptop-like form would be pretty nice. Have a giant battery attached to the bottom and program the controller to run on AC as it's primary power source while treating the battery as a secondary source. Definitely niche, but cool nonetheless.
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Unfortunately, from trying this myself, I don't think you can forward port 53 to the Android host, so that won't work (easily). It seems that privileged ports aren't allowed to be forwarded.
I'll have to give this a shot with pi-hole later tonight.
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The change maker feature would be to arrive home and plug your phone in a dock station and have a desktop to use as a pc
But then how would I look at my phone while using my Desktop.
I'll need a dummy phone to doom scroll on.
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Oh man that'd be super cool. An ARM cluster of androids would be awesome. Battery backups built in!
Make sure you utilize the 80% charge feature
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The change maker feature would be to arrive home and plug your phone in a dock station and have a desktop to use as a pc
I have a Steam Deck dock specifically for this. Except the mouse comes up on the phone screen instead of the monitor. Weird bug.
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Copy paste is easy. You just tap on the, no wait you tap on the, fuck hold on. You tap, there we are, on the word and hold until it highlights. No wait hold on. Fuck. There we are. Ok now you tap on the highlighted word to copy, fuck wait Ah fuck it just type it again yourself
Haha my feelings exactly, I can work in Linux cli and program rust with ease, but I can't copy and paste on an iPhone.
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Copy paste is easy. You just tap on the, no wait you tap on the, fuck hold on. You tap, there we are, on the word and hold until it highlights. No wait hold on. Fuck. There we are. Ok now you tap on the highlighted word to copy, fuck wait Ah fuck it just type it again yourself
I feel this. My work phone is an iPhone 12, and typing is a pain compared to Android.
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With the latest release of android it now supports some Linux functionality. I got docker installed simply by following Docker's docs.
Any thoughts or uses for a mobile homelab? What would be useful to have mobile?
I'm assuming your phone has to be rooted for this right? Or is docker running without root? I didn't realize anything like this was possible. This is interesting.
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I'm assuming your phone has to be rooted for this right? Or is docker running without root? I didn't realize anything like this was possible. This is interesting.
I've never tried it on Android, but running Docker in rootless mode is doable, and is encouraged for security reasons. https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/
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The change maker feature would be to arrive home and plug your phone in a dock station and have a desktop to use as a pc
This has been supported on Samsung devices for years - it was first added to the Galaxy S8 (2017). It's called Samsung DeX. You can plug a phone or tablet into a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, and it gives you a full screen experience.
They have docking stations, but you can also just use a USB C hub.
