Add SSH support for Android peers

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The Android client runs the NetBird SSH server, but the dashboard hid every SSH entry point for mobile peers, so it could not be reached. iOS, which has no SSH server, was offered the enable flow instead.

• Gate the SSH button, the peer's SSH toggle and the enable/disable action on the peer's operating system through one helper, covering everything except iOS, and show the SSH entry points for Android peers in the peers table menu and the Connect dropdown
• Drop the RDP operating system gate. The RDP server is not ours, so any system may be running one or routing to a host that is
• Treat a version without a numeric release as current instead of as release 0. Android peers report a commit-stamped version and were offered the legacy SSH port as a result
• Rename isNativeSSHSupported to usesStandardSSHPort, which is what it decides: port 22 versus the legacy 44338
• Add an Android tab to the enable-SSH instructions and update the desktop client tab to the current settings window. The old tray menu screenshot no longer matches the client and is removed
• Drop the "Starting from NetBird v0.61.0" preamble for peers already on that release

Stacked on #737, which the desktop client instructions build on.

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The dashboard follows the client here, and the SSH documentation already covers the Android client.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added Android guidance to SSH setup instructions.
  • SSH and RDP access options now adapt to the peer’s operating system.
  • SSH is hidden for iOS devices, while remote-access options remain available across supported platforms.
  • Updated SSH setup guidance, including current settings labels and completion steps.
  • Improved SSH connection handling for standard and temporary ports.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved capability detection for development and mobile builds.
  • Prevented incorrect update notifications for non-release versions.
  • Refined version-based SSH and routing support checks.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change centralizes OS-based SSH support, updates SSH port selection for release and non-release versions, enables remote access for connected mobile peers, and adds Android SSH setup guidance with version-aware policy text.

Changes

Peer remote access

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Release version and SSH port capabilities src/utils/version.ts, src/utils/version.test.ts	Release-version detection now covers development, commit-stamped, and missing versions. SSH port and protocol checks use the updated version rules. Tests cover mobile commit builds and empty versions.
OS-based remote-access controls src/modules/remote-access/osSupport.ts, src/modules/remote-access/ssh/SSHButton.tsx, src/modules/remote-access/rdp/RDPButton.tsx, src/modules/peers/*	SSH visibility excludes iOS. RDP and remote-access entries no longer use operating-system allowlists. Connected mobile peers can display remote-access actions.
SSH port and policy integration src/app/(remote-access)/peer/ssh/page.tsx, src/modules/remote-access/ssh/SSHCredentialsModal.tsx, src/modules/peer/usePeerSSHPolicyCheck.ts	Initial connections, reconnections, credentials, and policy checks use usesStandardSSHPort.
SSH setup guidance and dashboard display src/app/(dashboard)/peer/page.tsx, src/modules/peer/PeerSSHInstructions.tsx	The dashboard filters SSH settings by OS. Instructions now include CLI, Desktop Client, and Android guidance with version-aware policy text.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ea3f2

The SSH and RDP access changes are merge-ready after normal checks and review; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

Possibly related PRs

• netbirdio/dashboard#643: Modifies shared peer remote-access visibility and help-text components.
• netbirdio/dashboard#710: Modifies OS-based visibility behavior in RDPButton.tsx.
• netbirdio/dashboard#737: Modifies SSH setup instructions in PeerSSHInstructions.tsx.

Poem

A rabbit checks the SSH gate,
iOS waits outside the state.
Android steps now join the line,
Ports choose 22 or 44338 in time.
“Finish Setup!” the bunny sings.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the primary change: adding SSH support for Android peers.
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Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
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src/utils/version.ts (1)

137-147: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Revise the ACL-port comment.

Standard peers use ACL port 22022. Legacy peers use the selected SSH port, which defaults to 44338.

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In `@src/utils/version.ts` around lines 137 - 147, Update the documentation for
usesStandardSSHPort to state that standard peers use ACL port 22022, while
legacy peers use the selected SSH port, defaulting to 44338; keep the version
logic unchanged.

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In `@src/utils/version.ts`:
- Around line 137-147: Update the documentation for usesStandardSSHPort to state
that standard peers use ACL port 22022, while legacy peers use the selected SSH
port, defaulting to 44338; keep the version logic unchanged.

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• src/app/(dashboard)/peer/page.tsx
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• src/modules/peer/PeerSSHInstructions.tsx
• src/modules/peer/usePeerSSHPolicyCheck.ts
• src/modules/peers/PeerActionCell.tsx
• src/modules/peers/PeerConnectButton.tsx
• src/modules/remote-access/osSupport.ts
• src/modules/remote-access/rdp/RDPButton.tsx
• src/modules/remote-access/ssh/SSHButton.tsx
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