As developers, we constantly switch between web dashboards, monitoring tools, and documentation that display server IPs. Every time we need to SSH into a server, we have to:
- 🔄 Copy the IP address
- 🖥️ Open a terminal manually
- ⌨️ Type
ssh user@copied-ip - 🔁 Repeat this hundreds of times per day
What if you could just click an IP and instantly be connected via SSH?
sshlink creates a seamless bridge between your browser and terminal. Turn any IP address on your web dashboards into a one-click SSH connection.
<!-- Before: Copy-paste workflow -->
IP: 192.168.1.100
<!-- After: One-click magic -->
<a href="sshlink://192.168.1.100">192.168.1.100</a>Click the link → SSH session opens instantly!
- 🌍 Cross-Platform - Works on macOS, (Linux, and Windows - coming soon)
- 🔧 Multiple Terminals - Supports Terminal, iTerm(2), warp, gnome-terminal (more to come)
- ⚡ Zero Configuration - Works out of the box
- 📦 Single Binary - No dependencies, just download and run
- 🔗 Standard Protocol - Uses
sshlink://URL scheme
Download the latest binary for your platform from Releases:
# macOS (AMD)
curl -L https://github.com/icanhazstring/sshlink/releases/latest/download/sshlink-darwin-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz
chmod +x sshlink-darwin-amd64
# macOS (ARM)
curl -L https://github.com/icanhazstring/sshlink/releases/latest/download/sshlink-darwin-arm64.tar.gz | tar -xz
chmod +x sshlink-darwin-arm64
# Linux (AMD)
curl -L https://github.com/icanhazstring/sshlink/releases/latest/download/sshlink-linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz
chmod +x sshlink-linux-amd64
# Linux (ARM)
curl -L https://github.com/icanhazstring/sshlink/releases/latest/download/sshlink-linux-arm64.tar.gz | tar -xz
chmod +x sshlink-linux-arm64
# Windows (coming soon)
# Download sshlink-windows-amd64.exe from releases# Default terminal
./sshlink -install
# Specific terminal (Terminal, iTerm, Warp, etc.)
./sshlink -install -terminal=iterm
# List supported terminals
./sshlink -list# Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
brew install icanhazstring/tap/sshlinkOnce installed, use sshlink:// links in any web page:
<a href="sshlink://127.0.0.1">Connect to localhost</a>
<a href="sshlink://user@example.com">Connect with username</a>
<a href="sshlink://user@example.com:2222">Custom port</a>Add sshlink support to your dashboards, monitoring tools, or documentation:
// Transform IPs into clickable SSH links
function makeSSHLink(ip, user = '') {
const target = user ? `${user}@${ip}` : ip;
return `<a href="sshlink://${target}">${ip}</a>`;
}
// Example: Server monitoring dashboard
servers.forEach(server => {
document.getElementById('server-list').innerHTML +=
`<tr>
<td>${server.name}</td>
<td>${makeSSHLink(server.ip, 'admin')}</td>
<td>${server.status}</td>
</tr>`;
});<a href="sshlink://kubectl-node-1">kubectl-node-1</a>
<a href="sshlink://root@kubectl-node-2">kubectl-node-2</a><a href="sshlink://swarm-manager">Connect to Swarm Manager</a><a href="sshlink://dev@staging.company.com">Staging Server</a>
<a href="sshlink://deploy@prod.company.com:2222">Production</a>./sshlink -uninstallWe welcome contributions! Here's how to get started:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature - Commit your changes:
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature' - Push to the branch:
git push origin feature/amazing-feature - Open a Pull Request
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/icanhazstring/sshlink.git
cd sshlink
# Build for your platform
go build -o sshlink .
# Test installation
./sshlink -install
# Run tests
go test ./...This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- Inspired by the daily workflow pain of developers everywhere
- Built with ❤️ using Go
- Logo created with love for the developer community
⭐ Star this repo if sshlink saves you time! ⭐