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The Android client runs the NetBird SSH server, but the dashboard hid every SSH entry point for mobile peers, so it could not be reached. iOS, which has no SSH server, was offered the enable flow instead.

  • Gate the SSH button, the peer's SSH toggle and the enable/disable action on the peer's operating system through one helper, covering everything except iOS, and show the SSH entry points for Android peers in the peers table menu and the Connect dropdown
  • Drop the RDP operating system gate. The RDP server is not ours, so any system may be running one or routing to a host that is
  • Treat a version without a numeric release as current instead of as release 0. Android peers report a commit-stamped version and were offered the legacy SSH port as a result
  • Rename isNativeSSHSupported to usesStandardSSHPort, which is what it decides: port 22 versus the legacy 44338
  • Add an Android tab to the enable-SSH instructions and update the desktop client tab to the current settings window. The old tray menu screenshot no longer matches the client and is removed
  • Drop the "Starting from NetBird v0.61.0" preamble for peers already on that release

Stacked on #737, which the desktop client instructions build on.

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The dashboard follows the client here, and the SSH documentation already covers the Android client.

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  • New Features

    • Added Android guidance to SSH setup instructions.
    • SSH availability now adapts to peer operating systems, including hiding SSH for iOS devices.
    • Remote-access options remain available across supported platforms.
    • Updated SSH setup guidance, labels, and completion steps.
    • Improved handling of standard and temporary SSH ports.
    • Standardized peer-name editing with the shared editing experience.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved capability detection for development and mobile builds.
    • Prevented incorrect update notifications for non-release versions.
    • Refined version-based SSH and routing support checks.
    • Corrected setup-key wording in session-expiration messaging.

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The change centralizes OS-based SSH support, updates SSH port selection for release and non-release versions, enables remote access for connected mobile peers, and adds Android SSH setup guidance with version-aware policy text.

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Peer remote access

Layer / File(s) Summary
Release version and SSH port capabilities
src/utils/version.ts, src/utils/version.test.ts
Release-version detection now covers development, commit-stamped, and missing versions. SSH port and protocol checks use the updated version rules. Tests cover mobile commit builds and empty versions.
OS-based remote-access controls
src/modules/remote-access/osSupport.ts, src/modules/remote-access/ssh/SSHButton.tsx, src/modules/remote-access/rdp/RDPButton.tsx, src/modules/peers/*
SSH visibility excludes iOS. RDP and remote-access entries no longer use operating-system allowlists. Connected mobile peers can display remote-access actions.
SSH port and policy integration
src/app/(remote-access)/peer/ssh/page.tsx, src/modules/remote-access/ssh/SSHCredentialsModal.tsx, src/modules/peer/usePeerSSHPolicyCheck.ts
Initial connections, reconnections, credentials, and policy checks use usesStandardSSHPort.
SSH setup guidance and dashboard display
src/app/(dashboard)/peer/page.tsx, src/modules/peer/PeerSSHInstructions.tsx
The dashboard filters SSH settings by OS and uses the shared peer-name modal. Instructions now include CLI, Desktop Client, and Android guidance with version-aware policy text.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 9a3fc

Peer renaming now uses a shared modal component, but submitting a rename may trigger unintended browser navigation if its action is treated as a form submit. This should be resolved before merge.

Suggested reviewers: mlsmaycon

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A rabbit checks the SSH gate,
iOS waits outside the state.
Android steps now join the line,
Ports choose 22 or 44338 in time.
“Finish Setup!” the bunny sings.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
src/utils/version.ts (1)

137-147: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Revise the ACL-port comment.

Standard peers use ACL port 22022. Legacy peers use the selected SSH port, which defaults to 44338.

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In `@src/utils/version.ts` around lines 137 - 147, Update the documentation for
usesStandardSSHPort to state that standard peers use ACL port 22022, while
legacy peers use the selected SSH port, defaulting to 44338; keep the version
logic unchanged.
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In `@src/utils/version.ts`:
- Around line 137-147: Update the documentation for usesStandardSSHPort to state
that standard peers use ACL port 22022, while legacy peers use the selected SSH
port, defaulting to 44338; keep the version logic unchanged.

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  • src/app/(dashboard)/peer/page.tsx
  • src/app/(remote-access)/peer/ssh/page.tsx
  • src/modules/peer/PeerSSHInstructions.tsx
  • src/modules/peer/usePeerSSHPolicyCheck.ts
  • src/modules/peers/PeerActionCell.tsx
  • src/modules/peers/PeerConnectButton.tsx
  • src/modules/remote-access/osSupport.ts
  • src/modules/remote-access/rdp/RDPButton.tsx
  • src/modules/remote-access/ssh/SSHButton.tsx
  • src/modules/remote-access/ssh/SSHCredentialsModal.tsx
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267-267: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Prevent native form submission in EditPeerNameModal.

Button forwards type="submit" to the native button. Because the form has no onSubmit handler, Save invokes onSuccess(name) and then submits the form. The resulting navigation can interrupt updatePeer. Call event.preventDefault() in onSubmit, invoke onSuccess(name) there, and remove the button’s onClick handler.

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In `@src/app/`(dashboard)/peer/page.tsx at line 267, Update EditPeerNameModal to
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invoke onSuccess(name), and remove the Button onClick handler so the submit does
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