ttyd

★ 12.6k

A self-hosted alternative to Termius

MIT LicenseOpen Source — No PaywallPackage · Binary · Snap +15 active committers (12mo)

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ttyd is a lightweight command-line tool that publishes a local terminal session over the web. It is aimed at users who want to access or share a shell through a browser without building a full remote...

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Features

web-based terminal sharing
CJK and IME support
ZMODEM file transfer
trzsz file transfer
Sixel image output
custom command execution
basic authentication
custom auth proxy header
SSL support
cross-platform support

Details

Last Updated: Nov 12, 2026
Created: Sep 13, 2016
Install Methods: package-managerbinarysnapsource
Requirements: libuvWebGL2OpenSSLMbed TLS
Default Port: 7681web terminal
Authentication: localproxy-auth
Privacy & Independence: No Cloud RequiredOffline Capable
Deployment: Deployment: Container image available

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