Connect Claude Code to your Vibesies container

Claude Desktop app — direct SSH to your container

Anthropic's desktop app added native SSH support in early 2026 (Linux Feb 2026, macOS extended in April 2026). You point the desktop session at your Vibesies container, and Claude Code runs inside your container against your container's files — with a full graphical UI on your laptop.

1. Download Claude Desktop

• macOS: claude.ai/download — universal build (Intel + Apple Silicon)
• Windows x64: claude.com/download
• Windows ARM64: there's a separate ARM installer on the docs page
• Linux: no desktop app yet — use Option 2 (VS Code) or Option 3 (terminal)

2. Sign in

Launch the app and sign in with your Claude account. Claude Code requires Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise — the free Claude.ai tier doesn't include Claude Code.

3. Run the one-shot setup command on your laptop

This single paste adds your Vibesies container to ~/.ssh/config so Claude Desktop can find it. Safe to run more than once.

Mac / Linux Terminal:

mkdir -p ~/.ssh && touch ~/.ssh/config && \
  grep -q "^Host vibesies$" ~/.ssh/config || \
  printf '\nHost vibesies\n    HostName your-name.vibesies.com\n    User vibe\n    Port 22XX\n    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519\n    ServerAliveInterval 60\n' >> ~/.ssh/config
echo "✓ Vibesies SSH config added. Restart Claude Desktop and pick SSH → vibesies."

Windows PowerShell:

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force "$HOME\.ssh" | Out-Null
$ssh = "$HOME\.ssh\config"; if (!(Test-Path $ssh)) { New-Item -ItemType File $ssh | Out-Null }
if (!(Select-String -Path $ssh -Pattern "^Host vibesies$" -Quiet)) {
  Add-Content $ssh "`nHost vibesies`n    HostName your-name.vibesies.com`n    User vibe`n    Port 22XX`n    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519`n    ServerAliveInterval 60"
}
Write-Host "✓ Vibesies SSH config added."

Verify ssh vibesies works from your terminal before continuing. (Exact HostName and Port are on your dashboard.)

4. Start an SSH session in Claude Desktop

1. Open Claude Desktop and click the Code tab at the top.
2. For the environment, select SSH (not Local or Remote).
3. Pick the vibesies host you just configured.
4. Pick the folder — /workspace is your container's home.
5. Pick a model (Sonnet is the usual default; Opus for harder problems).

Claude Desktop opens a session against your container's filesystem. The chat, diff view, file editor, and integrated terminal all operate on your container's files.

5. Vibe

Type what you want. Claude proposes edits, shows you a diff, you accept or reject. Files write to /workspace on the container. Your site at your-domain.vibesies.com reflects changes instantly.

Plain SSH + the claude CLI

Pure terminal. No editor, no extension, no desktop app. Pre-installed and ready.

ssh -p 22XX vibe@your-name.vibesies.com

claude
# then in Claude's TUI:
/login

The MOTD on first SSH login walks through this. cat /workspace/HELLO.md for the full orientation.

Common problems