sshx: Share a Collaborative Terminal Over the Web

Overview

sshx is a Rust command-line tool for sharing a live terminal with others in a web browser. It addresses the friction of coordinating terminal access during pair programming, support, or debugging by letting participants view and interact with a shared session.

Sessions use end-to-end encryption and a globally distributed server mesh. The project’s hosted service is the default path; self-hosted deployment is not currently supported.

Key Features

• Start a shared terminal session with a single command.
• Collaborate using movable and resizable terminal windows on an infinite canvas.
• See other participants’ cursors in real time.
• Use end-to-end encryption with Argon2 and AES.
• Connect to a nearby server in a globally distributed mesh.
• Recover from connection interruptions with automatic reconnection.
• Use predictive echo to make local editing feel faster.

Use Cases

• Pair programmers can work in the same terminal while viewing each other’s activity.
• Support teams can share a session to troubleshoot a command-line issue together.
• Developers can expose a temporary terminal from a CI job to investigate a failing build, while restricting access to trusted viewers.
• A developer can share a terminal with a collaborator without requiring them to install a terminal-sharing client.

Project Facts

• Language: Rust
• License: MIT
• Stars: 7.7k
• Forks: 306
• Topics: collaborative, rust, share, ssh, terminal, tty, web
• Archived: false

Getting Started

Install and run the client with:

curl -sSf https://sshx.io/get | sh

See the README for platform options, development instructions, and CI usage.

Alternatives

• Zellij: Zellij is a terminal multiplexer with multiplayer sessions, while sshx shares a live terminal through a web link with end-to-end encryption.

Considerations

• The README says self-hosted deployments are not supported and require substantial proxying, networking, TLS, and shutdown work.
• Treat a shared session URL as sensitive. The README specifically warns that anyone can view logs of a running CI job in a public GitHub repository.
• The installer fetches a script from sshx.io. Inspect it first if you want to review what it does.
• The README lists support for Linux, macOS, and Windows binaries, with additional embedded ARM support for Linux.