tangint Private testing

Use your Linux computer from your phone.

Tangint installs on a Linux computer and gives it a control panel you open in your phone's browser. It includes a desktop, terminal, file browser, music player and trackpad. You don't need a VPN, port forwarding or a static IP, and nothing on the machine listens on the internet.

Open the console See the install
Each device has its own colour

The panel takes on the colour of the device you're using, so you always know which machine you're about to restart. Tap a colour to see this page change.

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workshop 212h · 48°
Desktop Paired Terminal 2 sessions
64% SystemDisk used
PauseRuby, My Dear
Files 41 GB free Chat Ask about this machine
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The panel

Made for your phone.

Tangint is designed for one-handed use on a phone. The trackpad moves the real cursor, and terminal sessions keep running after you close the tab.

You arrange the home screen yourself. Each row holds two square tiles or one wide tile, so the grid always lines up.

Everything
DesktopStreams the machine's display through Sunshine and Moonlight. Your keyboard, mouse and audio work too.
TerminalSessions run in tmux and keep going when you close the tab, restart the panel or lock your phone.
TrackpadUse your phone's screen to move the cursor. It also has a keyboard with modifier keys.
MusicPlays through the speakers connected to the machine. Your phone controls playback.
FilesBrowse the disk and move files between it and your phone.
ChatAsk a hosted AI model about the machine it's running on. Included with Connected.
SystemManage Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, displays, audio output, storage, updates and power scheduling.
How it reaches

Your device stays closed to the internet.

The device makes one outgoing connection and keeps it open. It has no open ports, so there are no firewall rules to write and no router settings to change.

How a device is reached Your device dials out to the intersection and holds the connection open. Your phone connects to the intersection too. The intersection passes encrypted bytes between the two, without a key to either end. Nothing connects inward to the device. workshop Your device Intersection Passes data along Your phone Dials out Opens a tab Encrypted end to end

Your browser and the device set up an encrypted connection using the Noise protocol. The intersection passes the encrypted data along and never has the keys to read it.

01

The relay can't read your data

It forwards encrypted data between your browser and the device without the keys to decrypt it.

02

Works without internet

On your home network, the panel opens with a PIN. It doesn't need an account, the relay or DNS.

03

Failed updates roll back

Each update is signed and checked against a pinned key before it's installed. If the panel doesn't start afterward, the device restores the previous version automatically.

04

Telemetry is opt-in

This applies on every plan. The device also manages its own power schedule locally, without reporting to a server.

Install

Install with one command.

Setup takes about five minutes.

01 Create an accountStart a seven-day trial. Your card is kept on file and isn't charged until the trial ends.
02 Add a deviceThe console creates a short-lived claim token and gives you a command that includes it.
03 Run the commandPaste it into a terminal on the machine. It supports Debian 12 or later and Ubuntu 22.04 or later, on x86-64 or arm64.
04 Open the panelThe device shows up in your console, enrolled and ready to use.
you@new-machine
$ curl -fsSL https://intersection.pairtech.us/install.sh | bash -s -- --claim 7f2c…
  Checking this machine     Debian GNU/Linux 12 on aarch64
  System packages           12 installed
  Python                    3.12.14, sha256 verified
  Source                    digest matches
  Installing                tangint into ~/tangint/.venv
  Enrolling                 claim exchanged
  Encrypting                credential sealed to this host
  Web control panel         tangint-web.service running

  Done. http://new-machine.local:8420

The installer checks the Python it downloads and the Tangint source against known checksums, and installs dependencies from a locked list. Every machine gets an identical build.

Cloud sessions

Run a Linux desktop in the cloud.

With the Connected plan, you can start a cloud machine from the console. It sets itself up and appears in your device list with the same panel as your other machines.

Each session lasts an hour. Tap the timer to extend it by an hour, up to three times. The panel checks with you five minutes before time runs out, and a session ends early after 30 minutes without activity.

Save & stop takes a snapshot of the disk. When you start again, you get the same machine back.

tangint Console
Cloud
hardwired-nebula-doorman
Status
Running
Size
2 vCPU · 4 GB · 80 GB
Time
47:12
Extends
2 left
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Pricing

Simple monthly plans.

The Updates plan covers the panel and its updates on your own network. Upgrade to Connected to reach your devices from anywhere.

Trial
7 days
Card required
  • The panel and its updates
  • Up to 3 devices
  • No remote access
Updates
$2.99/ MO
  • Everything in the trial
  • All updates released during your subscription
  • Keeps working on your network indefinitely
  • No remote access
ConnectedRecommended
$9.99/ MO
  • Remote access to all your devices
  • Up to 3 devices, plus one cloud machine
  • Hosted chat about your devices
  • A monthly allowance for cloud time and chat, shown in the panel
AdvancedIn development
Prepaid
  • Cloud machines sized to the work
  • A month paid up front
  • Unused credit rolls into the next one

If your subscription ends, Tangint keeps working on your network and stops receiving updates.

Try Tangint.

Tangint is in private testing. The console is open to invited testers.

Open the console