vercel / vercel/hyper

[Feature Request] Remote Terminals over Websocket

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Description

Sorry if my request doesn't make any sense, as I do not fully understand the architecture of hyper.

However, if I am correct to assume that Hyper is essentially a web application with a FE and a BE running on the local machine i.e. an electron application, then it should technically be possible to move that BE to a remote machine e.g. a server in the cloud and then wire the FE and BE using e.g. websocket e.g. as used in codesandbox?

Note this is different from using SSH in that all the connections will be over HTTP (for handshake, then TCP) and will not require any firewall/network configuration.

If so, how complicated would that be? e.g. complications that might arise due to limited network bandwidth for streaming buffers, etc.

Thanks!

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by mapping Hyper's frontend/backend Electron architecture, then assess how a remote backend and WebSocket connection would affect terminal buffer streaming, bandwidth, and network behavior; done would be a decided implementation scope rather than an open feasibility question.

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Assessment

Tech stack
electron, typescript
Domain
backend, desktop, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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