NovaScale 1.5.0
Released with the NovaScale rebrand, experimental Remote Codex, Docker monitoring, browser upgrades, Tailscale ping diagnostics, and reliability improvements.
NovaScale 1.5.0 is the largest update so far. This release introduces the new NovaScale identity, adds an experimental Remote Codex workflow for machines in your tailnet, and continues improving SSH, monitoring, web access, diagnostics, and reliability.
Here are the 1.5.0 changes:
Branding
- NovaAccess is now NovaScale.
- Refreshed the user-facing app name, wording, onboarding, and support surfaces around the NovaScale identity.
- Existing app data and settings are kept intact after the update.
Remote Codex
- Added an experimental Remote Codex workspace for machines in your tailnet.
- Connect to your own Codex CLI or Codex app-server on Mac or Linux through NovaScale’s built-in Tailscale connectivity.
- Browse Codex hosts, projects, threads, token usage, and active work.
- Start new workspaces, attach to existing threads, upload images, review Markdown and tables, copy transcript content, and stop or interrupt running turns.
- Jump back into active Remote Codex work from in-app and system notifications.
Remote Codex Setup
- Added guided setup for Codex hosts, including automatic deployment for supported Mac and Linux machines.
- Added manual setup with QR code or URI import.
- Added app-server schema and version checks, token handling, per-host thread caching, pagination, refresh controls, and faster loading for long thread histories.
- The setup script is optional. You can use it for quick deployment or connect to a Codex app-server configured your own way.
Interface
- Refreshed the app with a more consistent design system, cleaner colors, standardized radius and list styles, improved host cards, better empty states, and a reorganized More tab.
- Added new Help and FAQ links.
- Improved onboarding so SSH, web access, monitoring, SFTP, and Remote Codex are easier to understand.
SSH and Terminal
- Improved terminal attach and reconnect behavior.
- Improved public host recovery, network-change handling, warm-up and reconnect indicators, session-state handling, combo key and simple command sync, prompt sheets, keyboard/composer behavior, and terminal management edge cases.
Monitoring
- Added Docker monitoring and container lifecycle management, including stop, start, and restart.
- Expanded Linux-based OS and macOS monitoring.
- Improved process-list performance and error recovery.
- Refined demo cards, iPad layouts, and monitoring card visuals.
Web Access
- Improved the in-app browser with Safari-style collapsing chrome.
- Added request desktop site support.
- Added in-page search.
- Added clearer first-use hints and smoother access to internal sites.
Network Diagnostics
- Added a dedicated Tailscale ping diagnostic tool to help diagnose tailnet connectivity issues from inside NovaScale.
Reliability
- Updated the built-in Tailscale/libtailscale stack.
- Improved foreground/background and Wi-Fi/cellular/VPN transition behavior.
- Fixed multiple crash and stale-state issues.
- Improved Codex notification routing.
- Addressed memory and performance issues found during release testing.
Notes
- Remote Codex uses the official Codex app-server and connects to its authenticated WebSocket over your tailnet.
- Your chat and thread data stay on the host running Codex.
- Codex bootstrap wrapper source: GalaxNet-Ltd/nova-codex-bootstrap.
- NovaScale is not affiliated with OpenAI or Tailscale Inc.
- NovaScale’s libtailscale fork uses a maintained Tailscale branch for NovaScale-specific fixes and privacy enforcement.