[Feature Request] Running Tachidesk on Android

[VlasovRoman]

What feature should be added to Tachidesk?

I think it would be useful to be able to run the techidesk server on an android device so that you can connect to it from another device (PC, Mac and others)

Why/Project's Benefit/Existing Problem

Tachi was originally created as an application for Android devices, and the ability to read manga on a PC directly from the phone would greatly simplify the life of the users.

[AriaMoradi]

Tachi was originally created as an application for Android devices, and the ability to read manga on a PC directly from the phone would greatly simplify the life of the users.

And drain their battery life quickly. Mobile devices are not meant to run servers. But if you are stubborn enough, You can run Tachidesk on Android by installing OpenJDK on Termux and then running it from the Termux terminal.

Here's a Tutorial @cynide#6863 made on discord. I added some modifications and cleanup.

Running Tachidesk on Android

Method 1: Termux headless server

Install the Termux app from f-droid.

Open termux and run

• pkg update && pkg upgrade && pkg i openjdk-17 wget
• termux-setup-storage
• cd /storage/emulated/0
• mkdir Tachidesk
• cd Tachidesk
• Get the latest Tachidesk jar download link from https://github.com/Suwayomi/Tachidesk-Server/releases/latest the file name should end in .jar. At the time of writing this the latest is v0.6.4 so I plugged that in.
• wget -qO tachidesk.jar https://github.com/Suwayomi/Tachidesk-Server/releases/download/v0.6.4/Tachidesk-Server-v0.6.4-r1113.jar
• Finally... java -jar tachidesk.jar

Now you can connect to your server in any Tachidesk client 😉 like qtui,sorayomi,equinox,web-ui or JUI

Method 2: Tachidesk with GUI

If you want to run Tachidesk's desktop clients or want to run Tachidesk on other GNU/linux distros like ubuntu/arch/gentoo/fedora or run in tachidesk in isolated environment like docker, follow the below guide:

Rice your termux using these dotfiles and optionally setup a desktop environent using xfce on termux ,

• besides VNC you can also use X11
• if your phone is not rooted (want to do sudo stuffs restricted in non-rooted phone) or want something similar to docker in android you can use termux proot
• besides proot there are other solutions to get a VM in termux:
  • If you are on a13 you would have kvm https://blog.esper.io/android-dessert-bites-13-virtualization-on-pixel-6-379185/
  • https://github.com/limboemu/limbo
  • https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd
  • https://archive.org/details/alpine-term-v16.0
  • https://andronix.app/
  • https://github.com/sylirre/vmConsole
  • https://gist.github.com/FreddieOliveira/efe850df7ff3951cb62d74bd770dce27

[VlasovRoman]

@AriaMoradi So, i must to say, that I started server on android already, but biggest question is "Does can TS on android take info about tachi db and send on PC by network."

[AriaMoradi]

So, i must to say, that I started server on android already, but biggest question is "Does can TS on android take info about tachi db and send on PC by network."

If what you are asking is if Tachidesk can read Tachiyomi's database, the answer is no.

[luo-chuan]

I do not have a cloud server, but I have a phone anywhere. I hope there are a Suwayomi-server APP and a Suwayomi-client APP or server-client-2-in-1 APP on Android devices. Some other APP provide this feature, like legado and siyuan.

The legado is a novel reading app, there are some screenshot:

The siyuan is a markdown noting app, there are some screenshot:

[Robonau]

@luo-chuan there is no app to run the server its possible to do it in the way outlined by AriaMoradi in the first response but its not really an intended use case

if u just want an app and not a server then use mihon if u want a server then follow what AriaMoradi said you wont get any support though

ruining it on a PC and accessing it remotely using something like tailscale is the recommended setup

[oldcwj]

Jre4Android can run the server and then open http://127.0.0.1:44567 on the android browser