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Remo

A CLI tool that spins up fully-configured development environments in minutes with DevContainer support, persistent sessions, and flexible deployment to Hetzner Cloud or local Incus containers.

Remo robot mascot - a bronze industrial robot holding a holographic display, surrounded by cloud infrastructure icons

Overview

Remo is a command-line tool that provisions fully-configured remote development environments in minutes. It supports both cloud-based VMs on Hetzner and lightweight Incus containers on your own hardware, enabling developers to maintain persistent coding sessions accessible via SSH. With simple CLI commands, you get a complete environment with Docker, DevContainers, an interactive project menu, and terminal multiplexing.

Deployment Options

Hetzner Cloud (Remote)

Internet-accessible via DuckDNS hostname (~€4/month)
Persistent /home/remo volume survives server teardown
SSH-only firewall for secure access
Ideal for always-on remote development

Incus Container (Local/Homelab)

Runs on personal hardware with minimal electricity cost
Containers obtain LAN IP addresses via DHCP
Hostname-accessible from any machine on your network
Better suited for local testing and homelab environments

Key Features

Simple CLI - Subcommands for create, destroy, list, and bootstrap operations on both Hetzner and Incus targets
Interactive Project Menu - An fzf-powered menu displays available projects from ~/projects upon login, with arrow key navigation and number shortcuts (1-9)
Zellij Session Persistence - Terminal multiplexer maintains your work state even after SSH disconnection—detach with Ctrl+o d and reconnect to resume exactly where you left off
DevContainer Integration - Automatically launches and manages Docker-based development containers for projects with DevContainer configurations
Pre-installed Tooling - Every environment includes Docker with Compose, Node.js 24 LTS, GitHub CLI, Dev Containers CLI, and terminal utilities

Use Cases

Remo excels in these specific scenarios:

Remote-First Development - Work from any machine with only an SSH client, accessing your persistent development environment
Homelab Development - Run development containers on your own hardware with near-native performance
Multi-Project Workflows - Use the interactive project menu to quickly switch between DevContainer-based projects
Temporary High-Power Needs - Spin up cloud servers for intensive tasks, destroy when done
Team Onboarding - New members provision identical environments without complex local tooling

Getting Started

Prerequisites: Python 3.8+ and an SSH key pair. For Hetzner: API token and DuckDNS account. For Incus: bootstrapped Incus host.

Hetzner Cloud:

git clone https://github.com/get2knowio/remo.git && cd remo
./remo init
vim .env  # Configure credentials
./remo hetzner create
ssh remo@your-subdomain.duckdns.org

Incus:

./remo incus create dev1 --host incus-host --user youruser
ssh remo@dev1

Technologies

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