Should you build your own Yado?
Run Claude Code from your phone, on a container that is not your laptop
Claude Code was never built to leave the laptop. A chat interface is easy. A terminal into a remote container, also fine. The pain starts when you want Claude, the container, and the app to forget they're three completely distinct entities and behave as one thing: signing in with one tap, when on paper that can only happen in a terminal. A chat, when underneath it is always a terminal. Infra that's fast and that keeps one person's AI away from everyone else's code. I thought that was weeks of work. It was months.
ENOriginal research content in English. Original prompt preserved in English.
Build me a phone-reachable Claude Code setup to replace Yado. Requirements:
- Runs on one always-on Ubuntu box I already own, a $5 VPS is fine. I reach it
from Safari on my phone, there is nothing to install on the phone.
- Install Claude Code on the box and log it in by hand once over SSH, so the
credentials sit on disk and nothing has to handle auth later. This step needs
a laptop, say so in the README.
- Serve the terminal with ttyd running `tmux new -A -s claude`, so the session
survives a dropped connection and keeps working while my phone is locked.
- Put Caddy in front for automatic HTTPS on a subdomain, with basic auth
credentials read from .env. If I already run Tailscale, bind ttyd to the
tailnet address instead and skip Caddy. No accounts, no telemetry, everything
stays on my box.
- Make it usable with a thumb: start ttyd with `-t fontSize=18`, and write a
~/.tmux.conf with mouse mode on so I can scroll and switch panes by tapping.
- Add a Claude Code Stop hook in ~/.claude/settings.json that curls a private
ntfy.sh topic, so my phone buzzes when a turn finishes instead of me sitting
there watching output.
- A `work <repo>` shell function that attaches to the tmux session, cds into
~/code/<repo> and starts claude there. Repos live in ~/code, there is no
database and nothing to migrate.
- Out of scope: multiple users and isolation between projects. Do not build a
chat UI over `claude -p`, that is a far bigger project than this one.
- README: the one time SSH login, the DNS record for the subdomain, the ntfy
topic name, and an honest warning that if the box goes down there is no way
back in from the phone.The prompt opens pre-filled in your agent. Review it before running.
What would building your own look like?
Serve Claude Code running inside tmux on your own always-on box as a browser terminal, reachable from your phone over HTTPS, with a push when the turn ends.
What you will need
- an always-on Linux box or a $5 VPS
- a Claude Pro or Max subscription
- a domain for HTTPS, or Tailscale
- a laptop, once, to do the Claude login over SSH
Because the weekend build is a pet. You keep the box alive, you keep the proxy alive, you patch it every time Claude Code shifts under you, and you pay for a machine that idles all week. Some people like pets, and if that's you, keep it. Yado is the version where none of that is yours. It wakes when you open the app and costs nothing the rest of the time, signing in is one tap instead of an SSH session, and when Claude Code moves, that's my problem now. You still bring your own Claude account. You're paying me for the boring half.
xa real chat with your Claude account instead of a terminal driven by a phone keyboard
xa machine that sleeps at zero and wakes before you type instead of a box you pay for all week
xone tap sign in · the DIY version needs a laptop and an SSH session to log Claude in once
xdiffs you can read on a small screen · screenshots you can paste in · a live preview of the app you are building
xisolation · one box means everything on it can reach everything else on it
Prefer something ready-made?
HappyA phone remote for Claude Code and Codex; put the CLI on a server if the laptop must stay out of it.Open source↗
PaseoPhone control for coding agents on a remote machine; you still provide that machine.Open source↗License, setup, and limitations for each alternative.
How much does Yado cost?
- Monthly billing
- $19/mo$19/mo · per person
- Per year
- $228/yr$228/yr
- Annual billing
- $114/yr50% cheaper than paying monthly
- On a Brazilian card, with 3.5% IOF
- R$99.29/moR$596/yr
Saved to My list. You will see a notice on this site when the price changes.
You complete the purchase on Yado’s site. Vibe Radar does not handle payments.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (per month) | What is included |
|---|---|---|---|
| yado pro | $19/user≈ $19 | $9.50/user≈ $9.50 | 1 remote container per GitHub account; mobile access to Claude Code. |
Free tierno permanent free tier; 7-day trial only
Billing termsApple auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription; cancel at least 24 hours before renewal
Additional costsClaude Code/model/API usage is not included and must be supplied separately; only one container is provided per GitHub account.
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Is it cheaper to build or buy Yado?
Adjust the numbers: hours to build, your hourly rate, running costs and the subscription price.
Over 24 months, subscribing is cheaper.
Starting hours estimated from the analysis (one sitting). Does not price what you give up (support, integrations, security).
Can I rebuild Yado?
Kinda. The core of Yado is buildable in a weekend with the prompt on this page, but there are real gaps: a real chat with your Claude account instead of a terminal driven by a phone keyboard, a machine that sleeps at zero and wakes before you type instead of a box you pay for all week. Read the honest list above before committing.
How much does Yado cost?
Yado costs about $19/mo (Yado Pro, checked 10/20/2026), which is $114 per year.
What do I lose by replacing Yado?
Honestly: a real chat with your Claude account instead of a terminal driven by a phone keyboard; a machine that sleeps at zero and wakes before you type instead of a box you pay for all week; one tap sign in · the DIY version needs a laptop and an SSH session to log Claude in once; diffs you can read on a small screen · screenshots you can paste in · a live preview of the app you are building; isolation · one box means everything on it can reach everything else on it. If any of those are load-bearing for you, keep paying.
Is there an open-source alternative to Yado?
Yes: Happy (A phone remote for Claude Code and Codex; put the CLI on a server if the laptop must stay out of it.) Paseo (Phone control for coding agents on a remote machine; you still provide that machine.) The prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.