REMOTE DEVICE RELAY / MAC
Take your Xcode device farther than your desk.
Portico Relay relays an already-paired iPhone or iPad over Tailscale and republishes it on your Mac for Xcode. Try installing and running your app while the device is on another Wi-Fi network, without exposing relay ports to the internet.
WHAT IT DOES
Keep using the pairing you already trust.
Pair once in Xcode, capture the device while it is local, then let Portico Relay carry Apple's encrypted RemotePairing and tunnel traffic across your tailnet. It guides the handoff, checks the remote endpoint, and can reconnect after login once you have confirmed a real Xcode install.
BEFORE YOU START
What you need
- 01
A Mac with Apple silicon, macOS 13 or later, and Xcode.
- 02
An iPhone or iPad with Developer Mode enabled, paired once with this Mac and confirmed for wireless installation.
- 03
Tailscale on both devices, with policy that lets them connect. Portico Relay never asks you to open a public port.
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One local Wi-Fi capture before you move the device to another Wi-Fi network or hotspot. Keep the device unlocked during setup.
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One active target per Mac network address. Test Wi-Fi first; treat cellular continuity as experimental.
From Nanda Kusumadi