# butlerx/wetty

Terminal in browser over http/https. (Ajaxterm/Anyterm alternative, but much better)

Repository: https://github.com/butlerx/wetty
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wetty
Homepage: https://butlerx.github.io/wetty
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacktoberfest, wetty, ajaxterm, anyterm, terminal, xterm-js, xtermjs, xterm, hacktoberfest-accepted
Last push: 2026-08-21T01:56:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 93, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4540, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 48, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5418, forks 766 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:17.864151+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, websocket, terminal-ui, ssh
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: web-terminal, xtermjs, ssh-client, browser-terminal, remote-access, command-line, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- butlerx/wetty (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.864151+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 2026-08-29T17:56:57.106606+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/butlerx/wetty (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.864151+00:00, sha 3e9223a84927)
  - homepage: https://butlerx.github.io/wetty (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:34.820176+00:00, sha c978f012fa5f)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/wetty (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:34.829024+00:00, sha 10735de4b880)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.