Gabeforge Help

So Gabe can help fix your computer or your connection. Nothing works until you switch a session on, and it switches itself off after 4 hours.

Quick check (any device)

Works on Windows, Mac, iPad and iPhone. Installs nothing.

Run the connection check

Windows: one-time setup

Install WireGuard and RustDesk.
In WireGuard: Add Tunnel arrow → Add empty tunnel.... Name it gabeforge. Send Gabe the Public key at the top. Leave the window open.
Gabe sends back a few lines. Paste them under the PrivateKey line and click Save.

Right-click Start → Terminal (Admin), then paste:

irm https://help.gabeforge.com/help.ps1 -OutFile $env:TEMP\help.ps1; powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $env:TEMP\help.ps1 setup

It prints your login name. Send that to Gabe.

In RustDesk: Settings → Security. Tick Enable direct IP access, and set the password option to Accept sessions via click.

Each time: Start menu → Gabeforge Help → Start help session. When you're done, Stop help session.

Mac: one-time setup

Install WireGuard from the Mac App Store and RustDesk.
In WireGuard: + → Add Empty Tunnel.... Name it gabeforge. Send Gabe the Public key.
Gabe sends back a few lines. Paste them under the PrivateKey line and click Save. Allow the VPN configuration when macOS asks.

Open Terminal and paste:

curl -fsSL https://help.gabeforge.com/help.sh -o ~/help.sh && bash ~/help.sh setup

It prints your login name. Send that to Gabe.

In RustDesk: Settings → Security. Tick Enable direct IP access, and set the password option to Accept sessions via click. Allow Accessibility and Screen Recording when macOS asks.

Each time: open Applications (in your home folder) → Gabeforge Help → Start help session. When you're done, Stop help session. macOS may ask you to switch on Remote Login in System Settings; the stop button switches it off again.

iPad and iPhone

Apple doesn't let anyone else control an iPad or iPhone. Run the connection check, then share your screen on the call and Gabe will walk you through it.

What Gabe can and can't do

He can only connect through the gabeforge tunnel, and only while a help session is on. His key doesn't work from anywhere else.
Your screen: only after you click Accept in RustDesk.
During a session he can run commands and open your router's settings page through your computer, to fix your network.
Your normal internet traffic never goes through Gabe. The tunnel only carries the help connection.
To remove everything: Windows powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File C:\ProgramData\gabeforge-help\help.ps1 uninstall (as admin); Mac bash ~/.gabeforge-help/help.sh uninstall.