Remote Access

Conductore can expose your terminal sessions over a local network or the public internet, letting you control them from any device with a browser or SSH client.

Local server

The local server runs an Express HTTP server on 127.0.0.1 (localhost only by default).

Start it from Settings → Remote Access → Start Server, or via the title bar button.

Default port: 3456 (configurable)

Authentication

Remote access requires a password. Set a password in Settings → Remote Access → Password. The password is encrypted and stored in the OS keychain.

Connections are authenticated via Authorization: Bearer <password> header.

Public tunnel

The public tunnel uses localtunnel to expose your local server on a public HTTPS URL:

https://abc123.loca.lt

Start the tunnel from Settings → Remote Access → Start Tunnel, or via the title bar button.

The tunnel URL appears in the title bar when active. Click the 🌐 button to copy the URL to clipboard.

Availability

Localtunnel is a third-party service. Tunnel availability depends on their infrastructure. If the tunnel fails to start, Conductore shows "Public tunnel not available" and continues running the local server only.

For production use, consider using your own tunneling solution (ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel, etc.) and forwarding to the local server port.

What you can do remotely

The remote API exposes:

• View all terminal panes and their current output
• Send input to any terminal
• Switch layouts
• Get project and session status

This is useful for:

• Monitoring agents running on a workstation from your laptop
• Quick checks from a tablet or phone
• Integrating with external automation tools

Security considerations

• The server binds to 127.0.0.1 by default — it's not accessible from the network without the tunnel
• All requests require Bearer token authentication
• Tokens are compared using timingSafeEqual to prevent timing attacks
• The tunnel URL is random and rotates on each session
• Close the tunnel when not in use