1023: Mosh, Caddy & Tailscale: A Remote Dev Deep Dive
Summary
Scott and Wes discuss remote development workflows, advocating for running dev processes on remote servers to improve battery life and enable long-running AI agent sessions. They detail a stack using Mosh for stable connections, Caddy for HTTPS, Tailscale for networking, and Zed for remote editing. The episode highlights Herder as a superior terminal multiplexer for managing agents and explores the growing ecosystem of tools designed to orchestrate AI coding assistants.
Topics discussed
Introduction: Remote dev workflows and AI agents
Benefits of remote development: Battery life, stability, and HTTPS
Scott's remote stack: Mac Mini, domains, and Zed editor
Core tools: Mosh, Caddy, and Tailscale for connectivity
Alternatives to Caddy and Tailscale: Portless, Cloudflare
Remote text editors: Zed vs VS Code and Cursor
Terminal multiplexers: Herder vs Tmux for session management
Warp terminal features and plugin ecosystem
Mobile SSH clients: Termius and Herder on iOS
Headless browser automation and authentication challenges
The 'Mux' trend: Tools like Muxy, G-Mux, and D-Mux
Cloud vs Local hosting and worktree strategies
Sick Pics: Packing cubes and Elgato foot pedals
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