mscdex/ssh2
SSH2 client and server modules written in pure JavaScript for node.js observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: n/a
- age_days: 5143
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5816 stars · 731 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
SSH2 client and server modules written in pure JavaScript for Node.js. It supports exec, shell, SFTP, port forwarding, and custom HTTP(S) agents without native dependencies.
Use cases
- run remote commands over ssh from node.js
- transfer files via sftp in javascript
- implement an ssh server in node
- set up ssh port forwarding programmatically
- connect to servers with ssh using nodejs
- create an sftp-only server
When to choose
- you need SSH or SFTP functionality in a Node.js application without native module dependencies
- you want to implement both SSH client and server behavior in JavaScript
- you need programmatic port forwarding, exec, or shell sessions over SSH
When to avoid
- you need SSH tooling outside of Node.js
- you only need to run the ssh command-line tool rather than embed SSH in an app
Facets
library · maturity stable
ssh http-client networking file-system networking developer-tools security backend ssh2 sftp ssh-client ssh-server port-forwarding pure-javascript nodejs javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 8ab5431da25e
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/ssh2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6af2ff7f2847
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mscdex/ssh2 | main | 76 |
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