Laptop first
Host the server on your laptop and move it later.
Start setup
Install the CLI and connect to Tailscale. Enable HTTPS certificates for your tailnet, then run:
envden setup --host-serverThis installs a login service using launchd on macOS, systemd on Linux or a Windows login service. Setup prints the log path where you can read its setup token.
Enter the token in your terminal, choose a master password and save the recovery kit. Then approve the checkouts you want to sync. Setup places their files and pushes them.
Running envden setup without --server also offers to host the server on this machine.
Work while offline
Your env files stay on disk when the server is unreachable. Other devices can sync only while this laptop is awake and reachable over Tailscale.
Use envden status to check the connection. An unreachable server is reported as envden: server unknown.
Move the server later
Start a server on your always-on host, then use server move. Your vault and device memberships move with it.