# maxmcd/webtty

Share a terminal session over WebRTC

Repository: https://github.com/maxmcd/webtty
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webtty
Homepage: https://maxmcd.github.io/webtty/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: webrtc, webrtc-experiments, tty, golang, pion-webrtc, tunnel, xtermjs
Last push: 2024-12-11T22:46:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2859, "days_push": 630, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2813, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:23.737200+00:00)

## What it is
A Go CLI tool that shares a terminal session over WebRTC, letting a remote peer connect via a pasted SDP exchange or a static browser page without running a proxy server. It supports one-way sessions and works behind NATs using STUN.

## Use cases
- share a terminal session with a friend for pair programming
- debug a server behind a NAT without setting up a proxy
- give someone shell access without SSH or port forwarding
- connect to a remote terminal from the browser
- stream terminal output one-way to a viewer
- run a command remotely and watch it in my own terminal

## When to choose
- you need ad-hoc terminal sharing with no server infrastructure
- the host machine is behind a NAT or firewall and you want a direct WebRTC connection
- you want a lightweight Go binary rather than a hosted service
- you want clients to connect from a plain browser page

## When to avoid
- you need persistent, multi-user remote access with authentication - use SSH or a proper bastion
- you require audit logging or access control for compliance
- you need a polished, bug-free product - the README notes there are known bugs
- you need relayed connections through restrictive networks without TURN support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: terminal-ui, networking, p2p, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, networking, web-development
- platform: windows, cli, browser, go
- tags: webrtc, terminal-sharing, remote-pairing, xtermjs, pion, nat-traversal, screen-sharing, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- maxmcd/webtty (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.737200+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 2026-08-30T08:13:29.884269+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/maxmcd/webtty (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.737200+00:00, sha 5a702757f82e)
  - homepage: https://maxmcd.github.io/webtty/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:53:56.146895+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.