butlerx/wetty

Health v2 · maintenance only

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5418 stars · 766 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

WeTTY is a self-hosted Node.js application that provides terminal access in the browser over HTTP/HTTPS using xterm.js and websockets. It proxies SSH connections so users can run a remote shell from any web browser.

Use cases

• access a remote server's terminal from a browser
• provide ssh shell access over https without an ssh client
• run a web-based terminal like ajaxterm or anyterm but better
• give browser-based command line access to a docker host
• self-host a terminal behind ssl for remote administration

When to choose

• you want browser-based ssh terminal access with a modern xterm.js frontend
• you need terminal access through firewalls that only allow http/https
• you want a lightweight self-hosted alternative to ajaxterm or anyterm

When to avoid

• you need a full remote desktop or file transfer solution
• you only need local terminal emulation on your own machine
• you cannot run a Node.js server on the host you want to reach

Facets

application · maturity active

http-server websocket terminal-ui ssh developer-tools web-development self-hosted self-hosted cross-platform web-terminal xtermjs ssh-client browser-terminal remote-access command-line nodejs web-server

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