# huashengdun/webssh

:seedling: Web based ssh client

Repository: https://github.com/huashengdun/webssh
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webssh
Homepage: https://webssh.huashengdun.org/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, tornado, paramiko, xtermjs, websockets, asynchronous
Last push: 2025-07-27T13:48:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 38/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 33, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3220, "days_push": 402, "days_rel": 402, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5135, forks 1600 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:11.091742+00:00)

## What it is
WebSSH is a Python web application that provides a browser-based SSH client for connecting to SSH servers. It is built on Tornado, Paramiko, and xterm.js, exposing a terminal in the browser over WebSockets.

## Use cases
- access ssh servers from a browser
- web-based terminal for remote servers
- ssh into machines without installing a client
- provide browser ssh access behind a firewall
- manage servers from a tablet or chromebook
- self-hosted web ssh gateway

## When to choose
- you need SSH access from a browser with no local client
- you want a lightweight self-hosted web terminal
- you need password, key, and TOTP authentication in a web UI

## When to avoid
- you need full-featured terminal emulation beyond xterm.js capabilities
- you require multi-user session management or auditing features
- exposing SSH via a web app is unacceptable in your security posture

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: ssh, web-framework, websocket, terminal-ui, http-server
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, self-hosted, networking
- platform: python, cross-platform, self-hosted, browser
- tags: ssh-client, web-terminal, tornado, paramiko, xtermjs, remote-access, command-line, web-server

## Member repositories
- huashengdun/webssh (main) score 38

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.091742+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 2026-08-29T18:02:01.574304+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/huashengdun/webssh (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:11.091742+00:00, sha d8c0b93efa3c)
  - homepage: https://webssh.huashengdun.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:32.778722+00:00, sha 88071f8345c6)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/webssh/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:56:32.782001+00:00, sha 900905ceb149)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.