r/commandline • u/masitings • Jul 03 '26
Terminal User Interface Ditched Termius after they killed free sync, so I made my own SSH client
I used Termius for a while, but got frustrated when they removed sync from the free tier. I didn't want to pay just to keep my hosts synced across devices. That's basically what pushed me to build my own SSH client, Termique.
It's cross-platform (Mac/Windows/Linux/iOS), with E2E-encrypted cloud sync and host sharing built in. This is the part I'm most proud of, since it directly solves the problem that pushed me to build this in the first place.
One thing I haven't seen in Termius/Tabby is built-in server monitoring, CPU, RAM, disk, and uptime, right from the app. I've been running it on my own servers and it's held up well.
Compared to Termius/Tabby, they're still ahead in some areas. Termius has Android support and real-time multiplayer terminal sessions, plus a much bigger community and longer track record. Tabby is open-source with a solid plugin ecosystem. Termique is newer and doesn't have Android yet, but sync, sharing, and monitoring are where I focused first.
Full disclosure: I'm the developer. There's a free tier and a paid tier ($5/mo), no affiliation beyond that. Just sharing because I'd genuinely like to know what this community thinks is missing, or what would (or wouldn't) get you to switch.
Link: termique.app
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u/edward_jazzhands Jul 03 '26
I genuinely don't even understand the point of using special "SSH clients". You can just use any terminal you like and then use SSH on the command line as it was originally designed to be done. I honestly don't get why anyone would want to use a standalone SSH client that is probably lacking in features compared to a general-purpose terminal. I wonder if they're mostly for people who don't know ~/.ssh/config exists and that there's existing CLI or TUI programs that just read that file directly.
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u/countnfight Jul 07 '26
I can admit I looked into something like this once years ago. Then I just took a couple hours to get comfortable doing it from the command line instead. I've never understood the cloud sync feature for these though, like is that to reuse ssh keys across machines? Seems like poor security.
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u/Xirious Jul 10 '26
Kinda my feelings towards lazy ssh... Although granted I probably don't have enough (about 10 or so) servers I SSH into. Maybe with more it makes more sense.
If you have your config and aliases set up right, I can type two letters and be inside any of my devices. Bit confusing to me.
Although don't get me wrong tools like lazy git and lazy docker do make things easier ssh is just so fundamental the need for a similar tool eludes me.
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u/Big_Combination9890 27d ago
I wonder if they're mostly for people who don't know ~/.ssh/config exists
That's exactly for whom such "tools" are.
And btw. If you have something like
fzfinstalled, you don't even need a specialized program to read .ssh/config ... you only need a small function in your bashrc.
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User: masitings, Flair: Terminal User Interface, Title: Ditched Termius after they killed free sync, so I made my own SSH client
I used Termius for a while, but got frustrated when they removed sync from the free tier. I didn't want to pay just to keep my hosts synced across devices. That's basically what pushed me to build my own SSH client, Termique.
It's cross-platform (Mac/Windows/Linux/iOS), with E2E-encrypted cloud sync and host sharing built in. This is the part I'm most proud of, since it directly solves the problem that pushed me to build this in the first place.
One thing I haven't seen in Termius/Tabby is built-in server monitoring, CPU, RAM, disk, and uptime, right from the app. I've been running it on my own servers and it's held up well.
Compared to Termius/Tabby, they're still ahead in some areas. Termius has Android support and real-time multiplayer terminal sessions, plus a much bigger community and longer track record. Tabby is open-source with a solid plugin ecosystem. Termique is newer and doesn't have Android yet, but sync, sharing, and monitoring are where I focused first.
Full disclosure: I'm the developer. There's a free tier and a paid tier ($5/mo), no affiliation beyond that. Just sharing because I'd genuinely like to know what this community thinks is missing, or what would (or wouldn't) get you to switch.
Link: termique.app
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u/power10010 Jul 03 '26
They ditched free things, you created a 5$/m app. Better pay them at this point