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66e8ce6df7 v26.10.2 (#1672)
* fix: keep concurrent ssh pool connects from overwriting each other (#1619)

* fix: stop auto-accepting changed jump host keys (#1620)

A jump hop whose key no longer matched the pinned fingerprint was
silently accepted and the pin overwritten. Background status probes
reconnect to jump hosts every cycle, so a MITM on that hop got the
credentials with no user interaction. Changed jump host keys now go
through the same path as any other host: prompt when there is a
terminal socket, otherwise refuse.

* fix(electron): validate external login URL scheme and callback port (#1621)

* fix(plugins): read artifact manifest with the same tar parser as the unpack (#1622)

The consent check read the first manifest.json with a hand-written tar
reader, while the unpack keeps the last one and also follows pax and
long-name headers. An archive with two manifests could pass the check
with one capability list and get granted another. Read the manifest
with node-tar, count only plain files, and refuse archives that hold
more than one manifest.json.

* fix: only trust the server's origin in the desktop login frame (#1624)

The desktop sign-in iframe accepted AUTH_SUCCESS and system browser requests from whatever page it had navigated to, and posted replies (including 2FA temp tokens) to any origin. Messages must now come from the server's origin and replies are posted to it.

The web UI also treated any framing page as the desktop app and posted the JWT to it. It now also requires the Termix-Desktop user agent.

* fix: check trusted proxy login against nginx's peer, not nginx (#1625)

The backend only sees the bundled nginx on loopback, so the allowlist
could only work by trusting 127.0.0.1, which let any client that reached
nginx log in as anyone by sending the identity headers. nginx now passes
its own TCP peer (before real_ip rewriting) in X-Termix-Proxy-Peer, and
loopback connections are judged by that address instead.

* fix: keep foreign keys on during user data import (#1626)

Import credentials before hosts and remap the file's credential ids to
the ones created here, so hosts and protocol logins no longer point at
another server's ids. With rows written in dependency order, the import
no longer turns off SQLite foreign keys on the shared connection. The
uploaded file is now removed on every exit path.

* fix: enforce unique usernames (#1628)

* fix: enforce unique usernames

Registration checked for a taken name, hashed the password, then
inserted, with nothing in the schema enforcing uniqueness. Concurrent
sign-ups could create two accounts with one name, after which login,
password reset, proxy login and admin lookups by username picked
between them arbitrarily.

Add a unique index on users.username for every dialect. Existing
duplicates are renamed (later rows get a -<id> suffix, the oldest keeps
the name) rather than deleted. Registration and admin user creation now
return the same 409 when the insert loses the race.

* fix: avoid username collisions during migration

* fix: don't auto-enable synced plugins signed only by a server-sent key (#1623)

* fix: don't auto-enable synced plugins signed only by a server-sent key

Registry keys a linked server sends still let its plugins load on the desktop, but no longer count as a signer for switching them on or copying their grants. Keys the desktop added itself keep their trust.

* fix: enforce local plugin trust across remote source labels

* fix: require positive local trust for synced plugin keys

* fix(desktop): harden external editor and session cookie IPC (#1627)

* fix(desktop): stop the renderer choosing the external editor binary or reading the session cookie

open-external-editor now launches only the editor saved from a file dialog
and refuses to hand executable file types to the OS opener. The unused
get-session-cookie and wait-session-cookie channels, which returned the
httpOnly jwt, are removed.

* fix: validate setting keys before editor authorization

* fix(sidebar): sort hosts by IP address numerically (#1629)

* fix(desktop): find spawn-helper in universal macOS builds (#1630)

The universal build ships app-arm64.asar and app-x64.asar instead of
app.asar, so node-pty's helper path rewrite never pointed at the
unpacked copy and every local terminal failed with posix_spawnp failed.

* fix(sync): send shared hosts with text columns in their stored form (#1631)

resolveHostById turns forceKeyboardInteractive into a boolean, and the
shared-host export passed it on as is. A desktop could not bind the boolean
into the text column, so every shared host failed to apply.

* fix: drop ssh_data.vault_profile_id so removing the vault plugin keeps hosts writable (#1633)

The vault plugin renames vault_profiles to p_vault_profiles, and SQLite
rewrites ssh_data's foreign key to follow it. Uninstalling the plugin then
dropped p_vault_profiles and left ssh_data pointing at a missing table, so
creating, cloning and deleting hosts failed with "no such table:
main.p_vault_profiles". Postgres and MySQL refused the uninstall instead.

The column was already copied into the vault plugin's host settings by 2.9,
so retire it on every engine. The SQLite boot drop also repairs databases
already in the broken state; MySQL drops the column's foreign key first.

* fix(sync): let a linked desktop enable mirrored plugins it does not trust on its own (#1632)

* fix(sync): let a linked desktop enable mirrored plugins it does not trust on its own

* fix(sync): switch off an untrusted mirrored plugin when the server updates it

* fix: require local consent for mirrored plugin activation

* docs: describe consent fields on the plugin state endpoint

* fix(i18n): keep Indonesian technical terms consistent (#1636)

Use the English terms Indonesian users know for tunnel, snippet, deploy,
file manager, remote desktop, jump host, passphrase, sidebar, toolbar,
endpoint, browser and SSH agent, instead of mixing literal translations
(terowongan, cuplikan, terapkan, bilah sisi, titik akhir, ...) with the
English words. Match the split shortcuts to the split screen menu.

Also fix the user data export description, which said secrets are
encrypted while the English says they are decrypted.

* fix(settings): leave user manage view when switching admin sections (#1649)

The admin panel stays mounted across Settings pages, so an open user
manage view kept replacing every other admin section until Back to users
was clicked. Reset it whenever the selected section changes.

* fix(sync): don't delete a local row when the server can't send its copy (#1650)

* fix(sync): don't delete a local row when the server can't send its copy

A push conflict on a live record whose server row failed to serialize
came back as row: null, deleted: false, and the desktop treated that as
a delete. The server now rejects that op as unavailable, the desktop
never deletes on a conflict without a row, and serialization failures
are logged.

* fix(sync): retry temporarily unavailable records

* fix: smooth host editor jumps to lower sections

* chore: add changelog entries for 26.10.2 fixes

* fix: stop building ssh2 native crypto in the docker image (#1644)

* chore: test that an update keeps a changed auth type (#1601)

* feat: option to hide the sidebar after opening a host (#1652)

* feat: sort the dashboard host status card (Plugin-Host-Metrics#6)

* fix: let the hover side menu overlay content instead of resizing it (Plugin-Remote-Desktop#2)

* fix: say the server is down and keep retrying instead of a database error (#1637)

* fix: show why a client tunnel failed to start (Plugin-Tunnels#2)

* fix(sdk): skip comment-only chunks when splitting migrations

* feat: setting to let the hover side menu push content again

* fix: use the vite proxy for plugin sockets on any dev port

* feat(sdk): let a plugin raise its public route rate limit

* chore: update translations

* chore: add the overview video to the readme

* chore: update the overview video and add a play button to its thumbnail

* feat: plugin builds bundle worker entries and import wasm and fonts as bytes

* feat: plugin packs include LICENSE and NOTICE

* chore: drop guacd from compose files and dev runner

* chore: update remote desktop origin comment for the built-in engine

* fix: show plugin names and descriptions in the UI language (#1658)

* fix: show plugin names and descriptions in the UI language

Read plugin.name and plugin.description from each plugin's own locale
namespace, falling back to the manifest, everywhere core shows a plugin's
name: the Plugins manager, onboarding picker, host editor tabs and
sections, host filters and bulk actions, beta updates, interface presets
and plugin crash/loading notices.

* docs(sdk): document plugin.name and plugin.description locale keys

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Co-authored-by: ZacharyZcR <zkl205305@gmail.com>

* fix(hosts): reject or infer a missing authType on host create (#1664)

Creating an SSH host through the API without authType hit the NOT NULL
auth_type column and came back as a 500. The create route now infers the
type from the credential, key or password in the body, falls back to the
host defaults, and otherwise answers 400. A non-string authType is a 400
on create and update.

* chore: changelog for merged plugin name and host auth type PRs

* fix: move macOS split pane navigation to Cmd+Option+Arrow

* fix: pick a free port for the desktop backend when 30001 is taken (#1663)

* feat: build the Windows desktop app for ARM64 (#1615)

* fix(sync): keep the changes cursor within the 32-bit seq column (#1665)

The desktop learned the server's entity types by asking for changes after
Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER. sync_records.seq is a 32-bit integer on Postgres,
which rejects that bound value, so every pass needing the probe failed with
22003 out of range.

The server now clamps the cursor to the largest seq the column holds and
answers 400 for a cursor or limit that is not a non-negative integer. The
desktop asks for a one-row page from its saved cursor instead.

* fix(audit): coalesce identical plugin routine audits so they cannot flush the log (#1667)

Successful plugin_as_user and plugin_service_* entries written by a plugin
with the same user, action, resource and details are recorded once per
10 minutes. Failures and every other action are still written each time.

* feat(plugins): publish host.created when a host is added (#1668)

Plugins that keep an inventory of hosts had no way to hear about a new
one short of polling. Core now publishes host.created with the same
{ hostId, userId } payload as host.updated wherever a host row is
created: the host create route, ctx.hosts.create, JSON and SSH config
bulk import, database file import, and sync writing a host it did not
have yet.

* fix: show the login for signed-out full-screen view links and return to them (#1669)

A ?view= link opened without a session spun forever: the gate rendered
the bare view when the session check failed, so the plugin runtime never
started and the view never registered. A regular browser now keeps the
link in sessionStorage, shows the normal login and opens the link again
after any login, including redirect logins. Only same-origin paths with
a view are restored. The desktop app, embedded sign-in frames and guest
views keep their current behavior.

* fix(desktop): apply linked server proxy headers and certificate exception to WebSockets (#1670)

* fix(desktop): send linked server proxy headers on WebSocket upgrades

isLinkedOrigin compared the request origin with the link's http(s)
origin, so the terminal WebSocket (wss://host/...) never matched and its
upgrade went out without the proxy headers and basic auth. Behind a
forward-auth proxy that upgrade was redirected to the login and the
terminal closed with "connection closed unexpectedly". ws and wss now
count as http and https for the comparison, the same mapping the
WebSocket handshake itself uses, with host and port still matched
exactly.

* fix(desktop): allow a linked server's self-signed certificate for its WebSockets

isInvalidCertificateAllowedForUrl compared the URL with a local
getOrigin copy, so wss://host never matched the link's https://host
origin and an allowed self-signed certificate did not cover the
terminal and tunnel sockets. It now uses linkedServer.isLinkedOrigin,
which maps ws and wss the same way as the proxy headers, and the local
copy is removed.

* feat(sdk): let plugins mint a short-lived user session and read a user's locale (#1666)

ctx.auth.issueUserToken(userId, { purpose, ttlSeconds }) gives background
work a session for calling Termix's own API as an existing user. It needs
users:impersonate, defaults to 300s and is capped at 900s, is stored as a
normal session row marked as plugin-issued, and every issue is audited.
Such sessions are refused on routes that change the user's password,
second factors, API keys or linked logins.

ctx.users.getLocale(userId) reads the user's UI language under users:read.

SDK 1.0.11, plugin API 1.3.0.

* chore: changelog for merged sync, audit, event and desktop PRs

* feat: add shell.rightEdge slot so plugin panels can push the page over

* chore: pin bundled plugins to the latest releases

* chore: lint, format, and bump version to 26.10.2

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Co-authored-by: ZacharyZcR <zacharyzcr1984@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Ferdina Kusumah <19812460+FerdinaKusumah@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: ZacharyZcR <zkl205305@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Lukas <80832688+0skater0@users.noreply.github.com>
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Self-hosted, plugin-based server management

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Overview

Termix is a free, open source, self-hosted server management platform built on plugins. The core keeps your hosts, credentials, users, sharing and sessions. Everything else, like the SSH terminal, remote desktop, file manager, Docker and metrics, is a plugin you can turn on, off or remove.

It runs on web, desktop and mobile. Think of it as a free, self-hosted Termius.


Try the Demo

Try it at demo.termix.site. Any username and password works.


Core

What every install has, with or without plugins:

  • Hosts: Save hosts in nested folders with tags and parent hosts, bulk edit, import and export, and use Quick Connect for one-off connections
  • Credentials: Reuse saved passwords and keys across hosts, with host defaults you can set for the server, a user or a folder
  • Sharing and Roles: Share hosts, credentials and folders with users or roles at four levels: connect, view, edit and manage
  • Accounts: Local accounts, sessions you can see and revoke, trusted devices, API keys and an audit log
  • Security: Passwords, keys and other secrets are encrypted per user, and the database can be encrypted on disk
  • Desktop Sync: The desktop app runs on its own and can link to a Termix server to keep an offline copy of your account
  • Interface: Tabs and split screen, a command palette (double tap left shift), rebindable shortcuts, themes, branding and around 30 languages
  • Databases: SQLite by default, with PostgreSQL and MySQL supported too

Plugins

Plugins add everything else. The official ones ship with Termix, and admins can install, update or remove plugins from the Plugins tab. Each plugin has its own repo.

Plugin What it does
ACME Certificates Gets the Termix HTTPS certificate from Let's Encrypt or any ACME provider and renews it for you.
AI Assistant An AI assistant that reads your setup and proposes changes for you to approve.
Alerts One inbox for every alert in Termix, with delivery to webhooks, ntfy, Discord and email.
Automations Run steps on your hosts on a schedule or when something happens.
Docker Manage Docker and Podman containers on your hosts over SSH, with logs, stats and a console.
File Manager Browse, edit and move files over SFTP, including straight from one server to another.
Fleets Group hosts into fleets and run commands, package actions and file transfers on all of them at once.
HashiCorp Vault Connect to hosts with short-lived SSH certificates signed by HashiCorp Vault.
Homepage A drag and drop widget page for your servers and services, plus service links for the dashboard.
Host Metrics Live CPU, memory, disk, network and GPU stats, plus tools to manage your hosts.
LDAP Sign in with your LDAP or Active Directory username and password.
Network Topology Draws your hosts and the links between them as a live, interactive graph.
OPKSSH Connect to hosts with short-lived OpenPubkey SSH certificates after signing in with your identity provider.
Passkeys Sign in with a passkey or security key instead of a password.
Proxmox Import Proxmox VE guests as hosts, keep them in sync and watch node stats.
Remote Desktop RDP, VNC and Telnet sessions in your browser, with clipboard, file transfer, sharing and recording.
Secret Sources Pull host passwords and keys from 1Password when you connect instead of storing them in Termix.
Serial Open a serial console to a router, switch or other device plugged into your computer.
Session Recording Record terminal and remote desktop sessions and play them back or download them later.
Session Sharing Share live sessions by link or with another user, and present sessions to a group in meeting rooms.
Single sign-on Sign in with any OpenID Connect provider, GitHub or Google.
Snippets Save the commands you run often and run them in a terminal or on many hosts in one click.
SSH Terminal SSH terminal sessions with tabs, split screen, history, macros and a local terminal in the desktop app.
Step CA Connect to hosts with short-lived SSH certificates from a smallstep step-ca server.
Tailscale Add tailnet devices as hosts and connect with Tailscale SSH.
Termix Identity Publish your SSH public keys under a public handle and run your own SSH certificate authority.
Tmux Monitor Browse and control tmux sessions, windows and panes across your hosts.
TOTP Two-factor sign in with a code from an authenticator app, with backup codes.
Tunnels SSH port forwarding that reconnects on its own, plus client tunnels from the desktop app.
Usage Statistics Sends a small anonymous daily report so we can see how Termix is used.
Wake-on-LAN Wake sleeping machines by sending a Wake-on-LAN packet to their MAC address.
Warpgate Connect to hosts through a Warpgate SSH bastion.
Web Endpoint Open a host's web UI inside Termix, directly or over an SSH tunnel.
Workspaces Save your open tabs and split layouts and reopen them in one click.

Want to build your own? Start from the plugin template. Plugins you can install are listed in the registry. Turn on the community registry in Plugins, Registries to install plugins made by other people, or add your own registry. See submitting a plugin and hosting your own registry.


Platform Support

Platform Distribution
Web Any modern browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) | PWA support
Windows x64/ia32 Portable | EXE and MSI Installer | Chocolatey
Linux x64/arm64/armv7l Portable | AUR | AppImage | Deb | Flatpak
macOS Universal/x64/arm64, v12.0+ Apple App Store | DMG | Homebrew
iOS/iPadOS v15.1+ Apple App Store | IPA
Android v7.0+ Google Play Store | APK

Installation

See the docs for install steps on every platform.

Sample Docker Compose file. Remote desktop (RDP, VNC and Telnet) is built in, so nothing else needs to run next to it:

services:
  termix:
    image: ghcr.io/termix-ssh/termix:latest
    container_name: termix
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - termix-data:/app/data
    environment:
      PORT: "8080"

volumes:
  termix-data:
    driver: local

Cloud Hosting

If Termix runs on the network it manages, an outage takes it down right when you need it. A VPS keeps it reachable, gives you a static IP and works from anywhere without a VPN or port forward.

GINERNET sponsors Termix and the docs have a setup guide for their VPS.


Donate

Termix has no paid plans. Donations cover servers, domains and development time.

Donate


Sponsors

For a paid sponsor spot, email mail@termix.site.


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Support

Bugs and ideas for Termix itself (login, hosts, credentials, sharing, sync, the app and desktop app) go in this repo: report a bug or request a feature.

Every plugin has its own repo, so a problem with the terminal, file manager, Docker, remote desktop or any other plugin goes in that plugin's repo (see the table above, or use Report an issue on the plugin's page in the app, which fills in your versions for you). Not sure where it goes? Open it here and it will be moved.

You need a GitHub account. Add as much detail as you can, in English if possible.

For discussions and questions, join the Discord server. Update videos are on YouTube.


License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.