Show HN: Remote terminal via WebRTC, incl. file-transfer – no SSH/VPN required

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3 years ago

Perhaps the easiest way to get a shell on your remote devices wherever they are (even behind NATs and firewalls) -- no VPN required. Offers file transfer right from the terminal itself.

Because it is web-based and connects via WebRTC it is better than VPN + SSH in every way: - no setup required on the client machine, it hence works on all OSs and even your phone, - it will always find the shortest-path to your robots, meaning it won’t go through the cloud if you are on the same network as your robot - still end-to-end encrypted - file upload via drag & drop - file download by clicking on filenames in ls

The UI component can be embedded anywhere you like and you can specify the device to connect to directly in the embedding code.

This solves a common pain-point in robotics, but seems equally useful in many other applications. Please share your thoughts and questions if you have any!

Short demo: https://youtu.be/doYcVNRtbAU

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