# lwch/natpass

🔥居家办公，远程开发神器

Repository: https://github.com/lwch/natpass
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/natpass
Homepage: https://lwch.gitbook.io/natpass/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: protobuf, tls, golang, shell, vnc, code-server
Last push: 2026-08-24T21:56:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1860, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4446, forks 485 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:50.408792+00:00)

## What it is
natpass is a self-hosted host management tool written in Go that provides web-based shell access, remote desktop (VNC), and code-server integration for managing machines remotely. It uses TLS-secured connections with protobuf encoding, supports multi-platform agents, and has a low memory footprint (~20MB).

## Use cases
- manage remote servers through a browser-based shell
- access a home or office computer's desktop remotely via web VNC
- work from home by connecting to your work machine securely
- run a remote development environment with code-server
- monitor link and terminal sessions across managed hosts
- self-host a lightweight alternative to commercial remote access tools

## When to choose
- you need self-hosted remote shell and desktop access without third-party cloud services
- you want a lightweight agent (~20MB memory) running on Linux, Windows, or macOS
- you need TLS-encrypted connections and session monitoring for remote management
- you want browser-based access to code-server or remote desktops

## When to avoid
- you need file transfer or session recording, which are still on the TODO list
- you require a commercial license - the project explicitly forbids commercial use
- you need polished enterprise features like web-based rule management, which is not yet implemented
- you want a fully mature product - some features like remote desktop are limited on certain platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, websocket, security, gui, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted, developer-tools, networking, security
- platform: windows, go, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: remote-management, web-shell, web-vnc, remote-desktop, code-server, tls, protobuf, host-management, remote-development, remote-work, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- lwch/natpass (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:50.408792+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:48.117252+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lwch/natpass (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:50.408792+00:00, sha 32e91ac7c281)
  - homepage: https://lwch.gitbook.io/natpass/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:07:50.985240+00:00, sha bfc71c5464ff)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.