Set up

Phone access with Tailscale

The Windows install keeps your task server private: it listens only on your PC (127.0.0.1). To reach it from your phone without opening anything to the internet, use Tailscale. It's free for personal use and makes a private network of your own devices.

#Set it up

1. Install Tailscale on the PC from tailscale.com/download and sign in (tray icon > Log in).

2. Install Tailscale on the phone (Google Play) and sign in to the same account.

3. Share Docket from the PC. Open PowerShell and run:

   PowerShellCopy

   tailscale serve --bg 3457

   This gives your PC an HTTPS address like https://my-pc.tail1234.ts.net that only your own devices can open. Port 3457 is Docket web, so the same address also works in your phone's browser. (Use 3456 to share plain Vikunja instead; the Docket apps work with either.)

4. Install Docket for Android (the APK from Releases, or the Play Store when it's listed) and open it.

5. Sign in with the address from step 3 and your Vikunja username and password. Docket creates a token for the phone; your password isn't stored.

Run tailscale serve status on the PC to see the address again. The PC has to be on (and signed in) for the phone to reach it; the phone keeps working offline only for what's already on screen.

#Checking it works

• On the phone, with Tailscale connected, open the address in the browser. You should see Docket web (or Vikunja).
• If it doesn't load, check that both devices show as connected in the Tailscale app, and that the PC's server is running (open Docket on the PC).

#Local AI on the phone

Docket for Android can plan tasks with Ollama running on your PC. Ollama has to accept connections from other devices for that: see AI planning.

#Letting claude.ai or ChatGPT in

Tailscale serve is private to your devices, which is what you want for the apps. Web assistants connect from the internet, so they need a public address for the AI connector only: see public address for AI.