alfresco-ssh is a web-based terminal emulator designed to facilitate remote SSH connections via a browser. Inspired by projects like cs01/pyxtermjs and huashengdun/webssh, it combines a server-side Python implementation with a browser-based terminal client interface.
- Web-based SSH Terminal: Access remote SSH sessions directly from your browser using a terminal emulator powered by xterm.js.
- Just like a normal terminal: Supports command history with arrow keys and autocompletion with tab.
- Password & SSH Key Authentication: Supports both password and SSH private key authentication for connecting to remote servers.
- Secure Credential Handling: Credentials are encrypted in memory and never stored on disk.
- Real-time Communication: Utilizes Flask-SocketIO and Socket.IO for low-latency, bidirectional communication between the browser and server.
- Responsive Terminal Resizing: Automatically adjusts the terminal size to fit your browser window, with support for dynamic resizing events.
- Clipboard Integration: Easily copy and paste between your system clipboard and the terminal using keyboard shortcuts (
Ctrl+Shift+Xto copy,Ctrl+Shift+Vto paste). - Timeout Handling: Inactive sessions are automatically closed after a configurable period to enhance security.
- Deployment Flexibility: Supports both Docker-based and local development setups.
- Iframe friendly: The terminal is just an HTML page, so you can include it on other websites.
Full documentation and guides are available in the Wiki.
This project is part of a modular architecture called VM Lab. Find out more about it here.
- See Contributing-To-The-Wiki for documentation standards and contribution guidelines.
- Issues and feature requests are welcome!