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sshPilot, a FOSS alternative to Putty/Termius (github.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by mfat@lemmy.ml to c/foss@beehaw.org
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sshPilot is a user friendly linux app for managing SSH connections. Features:

  • Tabbed interface

  • Full support for Local, Remote and Dynamic port forwarding

  • Intuitive, minimal UI with keyboard navigation and shortcuts

  • SCP support for quicly uploading a file to remote server

  • Generate keypairs and add them to remote servers

  • Secure storage for credentials using libsecret

  • Privacy toggle to show/hide ip addresses/hostnames in the main window Aand more

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[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago

Have you tried gnome-terminal for a tabbed minimal UI for ssh? How about rsync for transferring files? How about ssh-copy-id?

What is the point of this project?

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 5 days ago

IDK, I think there's a niche here.

I have a home server and rent a larger bare metal server in a data centre. Each has many docker containers. I haven't had to deploy ssh keys in years.

There's another school that seems to prefer to spin up a digital ocean vps for every new thing. That's fine too, and I can see how this project would make that kind of workflow more manageable.

[-] mfat@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

This is for people who manage multiple machines and prefer a graphical, unified GUI, and also for newbies, the same users who use Putty, Mobaxterm or Termius.

It does have buttons for ssh-copy-id and scp. I preferred rsync myself but the problem is that it's not installed by default and the user must manually install it on their remote machine.

[-] taters@piefed.social 11 points 4 months ago

I think it's great that people are creating and sharing projects even if others exist already.

It should be a good way to learn and get feedback so that current or future projects are better than before. Learning by doing is a good enough reason to do anything.

The layout looks really nice and not distracting.

[-] mfat@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

Thanks much

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I guess mayhaps I’m not the target audience as I can achieve this effect with existing tools and I avoid GUI whenever possible.

Maybe also not the target OS, but sometimes ssh isn’t installed by default either. It would be cool if you add rsync as a prereq

[-] chtk@feddit.nl 5 points 4 months ago

What is the point of this project?

This is an application for people who install webmin and/or a full desktop to remote into on a server machine.

But yeah, ssh, tmux, rsync/rclone should be enough for anyone competent.

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Meh. Tried tmux and went back to screen

[-] chtk@feddit.nl 3 points 4 months ago

To each their own. I think we agree in principle.

[-] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago

Tried zellij yet? The first one I stuck with and didn't stop using again after a few days cause I can't just remember key binds.

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Not yet, my WM largely negates the need but in the case of WSL I do use screen. I’ll see if it’s available easily with Ubuntu and try it out.

Thank you

[-] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'm actually almost never using it locally, but find it very useful in remote ssh sessions. There I often don't want to lose whatever task just cause I disconnect.

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

Ah, unfortunately the systems I am forced to use are old enough that that use case is impossible.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 4 months ago

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