Eugeny/russh
Rust SSH client & server library observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 11.5
- age_days: 1668
- days_rel: 10
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 43
Adoption not part of the score
1840 stars · 284 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Russh is a low-level, Tokio-based SSH2 client and server library for Rust, forked from Thrussh. It supports a wide range of ciphers, key exchanges, MACs, authentication methods, port and UNIX socket forwarding, SFTP, and OpenSSH extensions.
Use cases
- implement an SSH client in Rust
- build an SSH server in Rust
- run remote commands over SSH programmatically
- set up local and remote port forwarding
- transfer files with SFTP from Rust
- add SSH agent forwarding to an app
When to choose
- you need async SSH client or server functionality in a Tokio-based Rust project
- you need broad algorithm support including legacy ciphers and post-quantum key exchange
- you want panic-safe, memory-conscious SSH implementation
When to avoid
- you just need a CLI ssh command rather than a library
- you need a high-level wrapper with simple one-call APIs
- your project is not in Rust
Facets
library · maturity active
http-client networking security cryptography sdk networking security developer-tools backend rust cross-platform windows ssh ssh-client ssh-server tokio async sftp port-forwarding thrussh-fork linux macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Eugeny/russh · fetched 2026-08-28 · 77be424b1b16
- homepage: https://docs.rs/russh · fetched 2026-08-29 · 27fa10cd977f
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about/redirections · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1b1efd93105f
- site_page: https://docs.rs/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ba8a785fcc6d
- site_page: https://docs.rs/crate/russh/latest · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2ade9fcb0b05
- site_page: https://docs.rs/crate/russh/latest/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · c757361388a7
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 29ab7986fbf5
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about/badges · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6588cac258af
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about/builds · fetched 2026-08-29 · 811231ca4680
- site_page: https://docs.rs/about/metadata · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0dcdccb2b2b2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Eugeny/russh | main | 99 |
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