Announcing HYNA-Stage v2.2.0: Instant Scaffolding, In-Browser Testing, and a Template Marketplace (Built on a $150 Phone)

A few weeks ago, I announced HYNA-Stage: a tool to deploy isolated Firecracker MicroVMs in 5 seconds.

Today, I am thrilled to announce v2.2.0: "Forge & Verify", which transforms HYNA-Stage from a simple CLI tool into a complete developer ecosystem.

And the craziest part? I built, deployed, and tested this entire distributed architecture on a $150 Android phone using Termux.

Here is what’s new, and the insane hurdles I had to overcome to make it work on mobile.

⚡ THE NEW FEATURES

1. FORGE (Instant Scaffolding)
No more npm init or manual setup. Run hyna-stage init <template> (Node, Python, Java, or HTML), and the CLI instantly provisions a pre-configured, production-ready environment inside the E2B MicroVM.

2. VERIFY (The Magic Badge & Test Panel)
I built a custom Cloudflare Worker proxy that intercepts the live preview HTML and injects a sleek, glassmorphic "HYNAWEB" badge into the bottom-right corner. Click it, and a side panel slides out. Hit "Run Tests", and it executes npm test or pytest directly inside the sandbox, streaming the results back to your browser in real-time.

3. THE HYNAWEB MARKETPLACE & DEV ACCOUNTS
We now have a centralized hub: hyna-stagetemp.netlify.app/marketplace.

• For Users: Browse and instantly deploy community-vetted starter templates.
• For Creators: Apply for a "Dev Account". Once approved (via a secure 48-hour asynchronous review process), you can submit your own custom templates to the marketplace, complete with your own setup, start, and test commands.

🛠️ THE MOBILE DEVELOPMENT HURDLES (And How I Solved Them)

Building enterprise-grade DX on a phone is not easy. Here are the walls I hit and how I broke through them:

• The Supabase text/html Block: Supabase Edge Functions on the free tier aggressively rewrite text/html to text/plain, breaking my UI injection.
  • The Fix: I migrated the entire proxy layer to Cloudflare Workers, which allows arbitrary Content-Type headers and acts as a flawless reverse proxy.
• The Deno Deploy Suspension: Deno Deploy’s automated systems flagged my account for acting as a reverse proxy and suspended it.
  • The Fix: Cloudflare Workers became the permanent, robust home for the edge routing.
• The Jest EADDRINUSE Crash: Running tests would crash because the template's server.js tried to bind to port 3000 during the test import.
  • The Fix: I patched the Node.js templates to wrap app.listen() in if (require.main === module), preventing port binding during test execution.
• The Termux Unsupported Platform Error: The Supabase CLI flat-out refuses to run on Android.
  • The Fix: I bypassed the CLI entirely. I patched process.platform in my scripts and deployed the Edge Functions using raw curl -F multipart API requests directly to the Supabase Management API.

🧠 THE FOUNDER TAKEAWAY

We are told that building complex, multi-service cloud infrastructure with a marketplace requires a $3,000 MacBook, Docker Desktop, and a team of DevOps engineers.

I have none of those things.

I have a $150 phone, a terminal, and a refusal to accept "it can't be done." Constraints don't limit innovation; they force you to understand the system at a deeper level. When you can't rely on bloated GUI tools, you learn how the HTTP protocol, process management, and API gateways actually work.

HYNA-Stage v2.2.0 is live. The CLI is updated. The Marketplace is open. And yes, it works perfectly from Termux.

Explore the Marketplace: https://hyna-stagetemp.netlify.app/marketplace
Try it yourself:

npm install -g @hynaweb/stage
hyna-stage init node

Let me know what you think in the comments! 🐯☁️