# billchurch/webssh2

Web SSH Client using ssh2, socket.io, xterm.js, and express. webssh webssh2

Repository: https://github.com/billchurch/webssh2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webssh2
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ssh, web-ssh, ssh-client
Last push: 2026-08-18T19:09:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3759, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 26}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2767, forks 579 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.700940+00:00)

## What it is
WebSSH2 is a web-based SSH client that proxies browser terminal sessions to SSH servers over WebSockets using ssh2, Socket.IO, and xterm.js. It runs as a Node.js server (also distributed as a Docker image) with optional telnet support and environment-variable configuration.

## Use cases
- access ssh servers from a browser
- web-based terminal for remote hosts
- provide ssh access without installing a client
- self-host a web ssh gateway
- browser terminal emulator for jump hosts
- ssh into servers behind a firewall via web proxy

## When to choose
- you need browser-based SSH access without local client installs
- you want a self-hosted, Docker-deployable web terminal
- you're on a restricted network where only HTTP/WebSocket traffic is allowed

## When to avoid
- you need full-featured local SSH features like agent forwarding or port tunneling
- you require multi-user session management or auditing out of the box
- you can't run a Node.js proxy server between browsers and SSH hosts

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, websocket, terminal-ui, ssh
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, self-hosted, networking
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: ssh-client, web-terminal, xtermjs, socket-io, telnet, remote-access, nodejs, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- billchurch/webssh2 (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.700940+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 2026-08-30T08:16:43.951114+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/billchurch/webssh2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.700940+00:00, sha d4f83180adfa)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/webssh2 (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:22.378491+00:00, sha 6bbd837686ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.