--// Web Base SSH Client //--

About

This is a simple SSH client that allows you to connect to a remote server and execute commands. It is written in JavaScipt and uses the ssh2 library to establish a connection.

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Dependencies

• Node.js - I am currently using version 20.10.0
• ssh2 - This is the library that allows us to connect to a remote server via SSH
• xterm - This is the terminal emulator that we are using to display the output of the commands
• xterm-addon-fit - This is an addon for xterm that allows the terminal to resize itself to fit the container
• express - This is a web framework for Node.js that we are using to create a simple web server
• socket.io - This is a library that allows us to create a real-time, bidirectional communication between the client and the server
• utf8 - This is a library that allows us to encode and decode UTF-8 strings
• nodemon - This is a utility that will monitor for any changes in your source and automatically restart your server
• ejs - This is a simple templating language that lets you generate HTML markup with plain JavaScript

Development

To get started, clone the repository and install the dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/klpod221/ssh-client.git
cd ssh-client
npm install

To start the development server, run:

npm run dev

This will start the server on http://localhost:3000. You can now open your browser and navigate to this URL to see the SSH client in action.