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I built an iOS app to WebRTC into my Mac terminal from the toilet

I built an iOS app to WebRTC into my Mac terminal from the toilet

by Sayuj01·Feb 23, 2026·3 points·4 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidWizardryBold Bet

WebRTC + Master Password dual-auth is clever, but SSH + Tailscale already solve this better.

Strengths
  • •P2P WebRTC tunneling avoids cloud relay, reducing latency and privacy surface vs VPN tunneling.
  • •Device allowlisting + dual-layer identity (token + password) adds defense depth beyond typical remote access.
Weaknesses
  • •SSH over Tailscale/Wireguard is industry standard, free, and requires zero custom signaling server.
  • •iOS-only remote severely limits utility (why not Mac-to-Mac? Web access? Actual use case examples missing).
Target Audience

macOS users wanting secure remote terminal access from iPhone, no VPN setup.

Similar To

Tailscale · SSH · Mosh

Post Description

I wanted to access my Mac terminal from iPhone without setting up VPN or other weird network rules. So I built macky.dev as a fun side project.

When the mac app is running it makes an outbound connection to my signaling server and registers itself under the account. iPhone also connects to this signaling server and requests a connection to that mac. Once both the host and remote are verified then it establishes a direct peer to peer connection using WebRTC.

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