Connecting to your servers
Terminal
Connect on a server opens a terminal. Open as many tabs to the same server as you like.
| Keys | Does |
|---|---|
Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+V |
copy / paste |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
search what was printed |
Ctrl+Shift+D |
split: a second terminal to the right |
Ctrl+Shift+E |
split: a second terminal below |
Ctrl+K |
the search-everything box (see below) |
Ctrl+C still stops a running command, as in any terminal. If the connection drops, the app reconnects by itself; if it cannot, press Reconnect.
Search everything: Ctrl+K
Type a few letters of a server, client, note, guide or action. On a server, Enter opens the terminal, Shift+Enter the files, Ctrl+Enter the overview and Alt+Enter its desktop.
Files
Files on a server opens two panels: your computer on the left, the server on the right.
- Select files and press Upload or Download, or just drag them across. You can also drag files in from your file manager.
- Whole folders are copied with everything inside.
- Transfers shows progress. Cancel any time; a big interrupted file continues where it stopped.
- Edit locally opens a server file in your usual editor. Each time you save, it is sent back. The temporary copy is deleted when you close the tab.
If you get Permission denied, you are logged in as a user who may not change that file. Copy it to your home folder, edit it there and move it back in the terminal with sudo cp.
Tunnels
A tunnel lets your computer reach something that only the server can see, safely, without opening anything to the internet.
On a client page choose Tunnels → New tunnel:
| Type | Use it when | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Local | you want to reach a database on the server | server 127.0.0.1:5432 appears on your computer as localhost:15432 |
| SOCKS5 proxy | you want to browse as if you were on the server | set your browser's SOCKS proxy to 127.0.0.1:1080 |
| Reverse | the server should reach something on your computer | your test site on port 5173 appears on the server as port 8080 |
Tick Start automatically after unlocking if you use a tunnel every day.
Desktop of a server
If a server has a graphical desktop, the Desktop tab shows it inside the app. The app shows the steps if the server has none yet. You can also open Windows machines this way (RDP).