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Vesa Zheng
Vesa Zheng

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VsTerm — a native Rust SSH terminal that keeps shell, files, and ops in one place

#rust #ssh #devops #productivity

I got tired of splitting SSH work across a terminal app, an SFTP client, and a pile of browser tools. So I built VsTerm: a cross-platform SSH terminal manager in native Rust (not Electron).

What it does

  • Terminal + bottom SFTP + elevated SFTP + ZMODEM (rz/sz) on one SSH session, with visible progress
  • Ops panels: route topology, path trace (geo/ASN), IP quality, host metrics
  • Import from WindTerm, Xshell, FinalShell, MobaXterm, Tabby, OpenSSH config, SecureCRT
  • Encrypted local vault; optional client-side encrypted cloud sync

Stack (short)

GUI via egui/wgpu, terminal via alacritty_terminal, SSH via russh. The point isn’t “rewrite everything in Rust for vibes” — it’s keeping transfers and ops attached to the same authenticated session.

Try it

Limited lifetime Pro

If you star the repo and redeem in-app, there are 200 lifetime Pro slots (about $29.9 value). Core SSH usage works without Pro.

Feedback welcome — especially from people living in WindTerm / Termius / FinalShell today.

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