WeTTY Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

WeTTY hosting gives you a web terminal in your browser on your own domain, connected to a private SSH shell container that comes with it. Deploy WeTTY 4.0.0 with a Caddy password gateway, a bundled shell and two generated passwords, over HTTPS in minutes. The shell is a container with no sudo and no Docker socket, not a shell on the host server.

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What is WeTTY?

WeTTY, short for Web plus TTY, is a web-based terminal emulator: it serves a terminal in the browser and connects it to an SSH server over a websocket. Upstream calls it terminal over HTTP and HTTPS and an alternative to ajaxterm and anyterm, using xterm.js for full terminal emulation. A self-hosted WeTTY is an alternative to installing a desktop SSH client on every machine, released under the MIT licence.

On xCloud it is WeTTY 4.0.0, built from the v4.0.0 tag commit, with a Caddy gateway and a bundled openssh-server shell container, all pinned by digest. xCloud generates the gateway and shell passwords and serves it over HTTPS. The terminal opens a shell in a container, not on the host, with no sudo and no access to the host's files or Docker socket.

From Sign-Up to a Live WeTTY In Just 3 Easy Steps

A web terminal needs the WeTTY app, an SSH shell to connect to, a password gate, an origin allowlist, a domain and a certificate before the first prompt. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick WeTTY from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server; the install form has no fields and two passwords are generated.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start WeTTY, a Caddy gateway and an openssh-server shell container, all pinned by digest, set ALLOWEDORIGINS to your domain, mount wetty_shell_home and publish the terminal over HTTPS.
Step 03
Open The Terminal
Open your HTTPS URL, answer the browser prompt with the gateway username and password, then enter the shell password when the terminal asks. The username wetty is already filled in.

Browser SSH Terminal: WeTTY On Your Own Server

WeTTY runs here with a bundled shell container, behind a password gate, with the shell home on a volume you control.

xterm.js Terminal In The Browser
Upstream serves a terminal over HTTP and HTTPS using xterm.js, a full terminal emulator in JavaScript, over websockets.
Bundled SSH Shell Container
A small openssh-server container is included, so the terminal works at once. It has no sudo and no access to the host's files or Docker socket.
Two Layers Of Passwords
A Caddy gateway puts Basic Auth on the whole site, then the terminal asks for the generated shell password.
Origin Allowlist
ALLOWEDORIGINS is set to your domain, and WeTTY rejects websocket connections from any other origin.
Remote Hosts Off
The flags that let URL parameters choose another SSH host or command stay off, so the terminal reaches only the bundled shell unless you change it.
Shell Home On A Volume
The wetty user's home directory, shell history and SSH host keys live in wetty_shell_home, while WeTTY itself is stateless.

Everything You Need To Run Your Web Terminal 24/7

Managed hosting for WeTTY, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

WeTTY 4.0.0 deployed instantly
Images pinned by digest
Gateway and shell passwords generated
Remote host selection switched off
Free SSL certificate
Shell home on a persistent volume
Server backups and snapshots
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With WeTTY

Get a Linux shell from any browser
Open a terminal in a tab on a locked-down machine that cannot install an SSH program.
Give a team a shared practice shell
Hand out the gateway and shell passwords so colleagues can try commands in a container.
Run quick commands without a client
Use the terminal for a small task, then close the tab.
Point it at your own SSH server
Set SSHHOST to another SSH server if you want the terminal to reach it instead of the bundled shell.

WeTTY vs Alternatives

Desktop SSH clients: As an alternative to desktop SSH clients, WeTTY gives a browser terminal to a bundled shell container, behind a gateway password and a shell password.
SSHwifty: SSHwifty has its own OneClick page. In a WeTTY vs SSHwifty comparison, both put SSH in the browser, so compare how each limits destinations and handles credentials.
Apache Guacamole: Apache Guacamole has its own OneClick page. It is a clientless remote desktop gateway, whereas WeTTY is a single browser terminal over SSH.
Termix: Termix has its own OneClick page. It is another web-based way to manage servers, so compare scope and how each stores connections.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for WeTTY hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. WeTTY is licensed under MIT.

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WeTTY on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your shell, your passwords, your domain.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is the WeTTY shell on my server?

No, not on the host. The terminal connects to a bundled shell container that has no sudo and no access to the host's files or Docker socket. Connections from that container to the internet are unrestricted, so treat it as a general-purpose Linux box.

Is WeTTY password protected?

Yes, twice. A Caddy gateway puts HTTP Basic auth on every path except /healthz, including the websocket, and the terminal then asks for the generated shell password. Only /healthz answers without authentication, and it returns just an ok response.

Can WeTTY connect to other SSH servers?

Not by default. The remote-host and remote-command flags are off, so URL parameters cannot choose another destination. You can point SSHHOST at a different server in the Environment editor, which replaces the bundled shell as the target.

Why does WeTTY say the origin is not allowed?

WeTTY refuses websocket connections from any origin except ALLOWEDORIGINS, which is set to your domain. If you change the site domain, update ALLOWEDORIGINS to the new https address and redeploy, or the terminal will not connect.

Can you self-host WeTTY with Docker?

Yes. WeTTY has a Docker image, and this template is WeTTY Docker hosting with a shell included: the image built from the v4.0.0 commit pinned by digest, a gateway, a shell container and HTTPS on your domain.

How much RAM does WeTTY need?

The manifest asks for 256 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 2 GB of disk. WeTTY is stateless and the shell is small, so the 6 GB plan leaves plenty of room for other apps.

Is WeTTY open source?

Yes. WeTTY is MIT licensed, so running it has no licence cost. You pay only for the Cloud VPS, which gives you a WeTTY cloud of your own, and the image tag is built from the v4.0.0 release commit.

How do I change the WeTTY passwords?

GATEWAY_PASSWORD guards the whole site and SSH_PASSWORD is the shell login, and both are applied on every start. Change them in the Environment editor and redeploy, not inside the container, then update anyone who uses them.

How do I back up WeTTY?

WeTTY is stateless, and terminal preferences are saved in the browser. Back up wetty_shell_home, which holds the shell user's home, history and SSH host keys, with ordinary Docker volume tools. Nothing backs it up automatically.

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How do I upgrade WeTTY?

The install stays on its pinned image until you adopt a newer template version. Upstream v4.0.0 has no semver-tagged image, so the tag is built from the release commit. Read the upstream notes and copy the shell home volume first.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.