feat: initial release - mDNS publisher and resolver for Termux

- mdns-publish.py: publishes movil.local:8022 via Zeroconf
- mdns-resolve: raw UDP mDNS resolver (RFC 6762)
- ssh-mdns-proxy: SSH ProxyCommand with mDNS/Tailscale/cache fallback
- install.sh: automated installer with boot integration

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Andrés Eduardo García Márquez 2026-02-27 21:05:46 -05:00
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# termux-mdns
mDNS publisher and resolver for Termux (Android).
Publishes `movil.local` on the local network via Zeroconf so other machines can find the phone by hostname instead of dynamic DHCP IPs.
## Components
| Script | Purpose |
|--------|---------|
| `mdns-publish.py` | Publishes `movil.local:8022` as an SSH service via mDNS/Zeroconf |
| `mdns-resolve` | Resolves `.local` hostnames via raw UDP multicast (RFC 6762) |
| `ssh-mdns-proxy` | SSH ProxyCommand with mDNS → Tailscale → cache fallback chain |
## Install
```bash
pkg install python
pip install zeroconf
./install.sh
```
## Usage
From any machine on the LAN:
```bash
ssh -p 8022 movil.local
```
From the phone to other machines:
```bash
ssh dell # resolves via mdns-resolve → ssh-mdns-proxy
```
## Boot
The installer adds `mdns-publish.py` to `~/.termux/boot/start-services` so it starts automatically when Termux boots.
## License
MIT

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#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash
set -e
BIN="$HOME/.local/bin"
BOOT="$HOME/.termux/boot/start-services"
mkdir -p "$BIN"
cp mdns-publish.py mdns-resolve ssh-mdns-proxy "$BIN/"
chmod +x "$BIN/mdns-publish.py" "$BIN/mdns-resolve" "$BIN/ssh-mdns-proxy"
# Add to boot if not already there
if ! grep -q "mdns-publish" "$BOOT" 2>/dev/null; then
sed -i "/^sshd$/a \\\n# Iniciar mDNS (publica movil.local)\nnohup python ~/.local/bin/mdns-publish.py > /dev/null 2>&1 &" "$BOOT"
echo "Added mdns-publish to boot script"
fi
# Start if not running
if ! pgrep -f mdns-publish.py > /dev/null; then
nohup python "$BIN/mdns-publish.py" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
echo "mdns-publish started (PID: $!)"
else
echo "mdns-publish already running"
fi
echo "Install complete"

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#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/python
"""Publica el servicio SSH como movil.local via mDNS/Zeroconf"""
import socket
import signal
import sys
from zeroconf import ServiceInfo, Zeroconf, IPVersion
def get_local_ip():
"""Obtiene la IP local del dispositivo"""
try:
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
s.connect(('8.8.8.8', 80))
ip = s.getsockname()[0]
s.close()
return ip
except:
return '127.0.0.1'
def main():
hostname = 'movil'
port = 8022
ip = get_local_ip()
zc = Zeroconf(ip_version=IPVersion.V4Only)
# Registrar servicio SSH
info = ServiceInfo(
'_ssh._tcp.local.',
f'{hostname}._ssh._tcp.local.',
addresses=[socket.inet_aton(ip)],
port=port,
properties={'description': 'Termux SSH'},
server=f'{hostname}.local.',
)
print(f'Publicando {hostname}.local -> {ip}:{port}')
zc.register_service(info)
def signal_handler(sig, frame):
print('Deteniendo mDNS...')
zc.unregister_service(info)
zc.close()
sys.exit(0)
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
# Mantener corriendo
try:
signal.pause()
except:
while True:
import time
time.sleep(3600)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()

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#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/python3
"""
Resuelve hostname.local via mDNS multicast.
Uso: mdns-resolve <hostname.local>
Retorna: IP address o exit 1
"""
import sys
import socket
import struct
import select
def build_mdns_query(hostname: str) -> bytes:
"""Construye query DNS para hostname."""
# Header: ID=0, Flags=0, QDCOUNT=1, ANCOUNT=0, NSCOUNT=0, ARCOUNT=0
header = struct.pack('>HHHHHH', 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0)
# Question section
question = b''
for part in hostname.rstrip('.').split('.'):
question += bytes([len(part)]) + part.encode()
question += b'\x00' # End of name
question += struct.pack('>HH', 1, 1) # Type A, Class IN
return header + question
def parse_mdns_response(data: bytes, hostname: str) -> str | None:
"""Parsea respuesta mDNS y extrae IP."""
if len(data) < 12:
return None
# Skip header, find answers
qdcount = struct.unpack('>H', data[4:6])[0]
ancount = struct.unpack('>H', data[6:8])[0]
if ancount == 0:
return None
# Skip questions
offset = 12
for _ in range(qdcount):
while offset < len(data) and data[offset] != 0:
if data[offset] & 0xc0 == 0xc0: # Compression
offset += 2
break
offset += data[offset] + 1
else:
offset += 1
offset += 4 # Type + Class
# Parse answers
for _ in range(ancount):
# Skip name (handle compression)
while offset < len(data):
if data[offset] & 0xc0 == 0xc0:
offset += 2
break
elif data[offset] == 0:
offset += 1
break
else:
offset += data[offset] + 1
if offset + 10 > len(data):
break
rtype, rclass, ttl, rdlength = struct.unpack('>HHIH', data[offset:offset+10])
offset += 10
# Type A (1) = IPv4 address
if rtype == 1 and rdlength == 4 and offset + 4 <= len(data):
ip = socket.inet_ntoa(data[offset:offset+4])
return ip
offset += rdlength
return None
def resolve_mdns(hostname: str, timeout: float = 2.0) -> str | None:
"""Resuelve hostname via mDNS multicast."""
if not hostname.endswith('.local'):
hostname += '.local'
MDNS_ADDR = '224.0.0.251'
MDNS_PORT = 5353
try:
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
sock.setblocking(False)
# Enviar query
query = build_mdns_query(hostname)
sock.sendto(query, (MDNS_ADDR, MDNS_PORT))
# Esperar respuesta
end_time = __import__('time').time() + timeout
while __import__('time').time() < end_time:
ready, _, _ = select.select([sock], [], [], 0.1)
if ready:
try:
data, addr = sock.recvfrom(4096)
ip = parse_mdns_response(data, hostname)
if ip:
sock.close()
return ip
except:
pass
sock.close()
except Exception as e:
pass
return None
def main():
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print("Uso: mdns-resolve <hostname.local>", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
hostname = sys.argv[1]
timeout = float(sys.argv[2]) if len(sys.argv) > 2 else 2.0
ip = resolve_mdns(hostname, timeout)
if ip:
print(ip)
sys.exit(0)
else:
sys.exit(1)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

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#\!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/bash
# ssh-mdns-proxy: Resolve .local via mDNS with fallbacks, then connect
HOST="$1"
PORT="${2:-22}"
CACHE="$HOME/.ssh/mdns-cache"
QUERY="${HOST%.local}"
# Alias mapping (short name → mDNS hostname)
declare -A ALIASES=(
[dell]="dell-latitude3400"
[lenovo]="lenovo-ideapad"
)
[[ -n "${ALIASES[$QUERY]}" ]] && QUERY="${ALIASES[$QUERY]}"
# 1. mDNS resolution
IP=$("$HOME/.local/bin/mdns-resolve" "${QUERY}.local" 2 2>/dev/null)
# 2. Fallback: Tailscale DNS
if [[ -z "$IP" ]]; then
IP=$(getent hosts "${QUERY}.tailb0bb74.ts.net" 2>/dev/null | awk "{print \$1}")
fi
# 3. Fallback: cached IP
if [[ -z "$IP" && -f "$CACHE" ]]; then
IP=$(grep "^${QUERY} " "$CACHE" 2>/dev/null | awk "{print \$2}")
fi
if [[ -z "$IP" ]]; then
echo "Error: cannot resolve ${HOST}" >&2
exit 1
fi
# Save to cache
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$CACHE")"
grep -v "^${QUERY} " "$CACHE" > "${CACHE}.tmp" 2>/dev/null || true
echo "${QUERY} ${IP}" >> "${CACHE}.tmp"
mv "${CACHE}.tmp" "$CACHE"
exec nc "$IP" "$PORT"