# shellinabox/shellinabox

Official-ish Fork of Shell In A Box

Repository: https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shellinabox
Homepage: https://code.google.com/p/shellinabox/
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-09-06T12:47:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 40, release rhythm 14, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4202, "days_push": 361, "days_rel": 361, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3090, forks 487 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:42.314984+00:00)

## What it is
Shell In A Box is a C-based web server that exports command line shells and tools to a browser-based terminal emulator, accessible from any JavaScript and CSS enabled browser without plugins. This repository is a community-maintained fork continuing development of the original unmaintained project.

## Use cases
- access a linux shell from a web browser
- run terminal commands remotely without ssh client
- expose a command line tool through a browser terminal
- web-based terminal for a headless server
- browser terminal emulator with no browser plugins
- remote shell access over https

## When to choose
- you need browser-based terminal access without installing client software
- you want a lightweight self-hosted web terminal on Linux
- you need to expose CLI tools to non-technical users via a browser

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured modern terminal with rich rendering
- exposing a shell over the web is unacceptable for your security posture
- you need Windows or native desktop terminal support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, terminal-ui, web-framework
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: browser, cli, self-hosted
- tags: web-terminal, ssh-alternative, terminal-emulator, ajax, c, fork, command-line, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- shellinabox/shellinabox (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:42.314984+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 2026-08-30T07:27:29.550498+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:42.314984+00:00, sha e85945af1945)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.