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Server Setup

Run this on the Mac mini:

Terminal window
eternalMac setup server

Server setup verifies Tailscale, checks Remote Login availability, starts the root Homebrew-managed Eternal Terminal service, creates the default tmux session, and installs a launchd agent for the server daemon.

macOS may ask for your password so eternalMac can run sudo brew services start et. Homebrew’s Eternal Terminal service requires root.

At the end, copy the printed Tailscale DNS name. You will use it on the laptop.

Terminal window
Server DNS: mac-mini.example.ts.net

Remote Login must be enabled in macOS because Eternal Terminal and Mutagen both rely on SSH during setup and handshaking.