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tmux basics that matter for remote work: persistent sessions, detach and reattach, panes, and the workflows that save you from a broken SSH connection.
A practical, command-by-command guide to running a production node.js app behind Caddy on a VPS: hardening the box, PM2, reverse proxy config, websockets, zero-downtime deploys, an
This release redesigns the unlock screen into a single floating panel, adds a host-picker landing page for Investigate mode, and fixes a race condition around sign-out along with a
SFTP permission denied errors, mapped to their real causes: ownership, mode bits, chroot roots, and path ownership. Fix them systematically.
A backup you never restored does not exist. A practical restore drill checklist for a single-VPS setup, run without drama.
How to pick alert thresholds for CPU, RAM, disk, and uptime that catch real incidents without drowning your team in noise.
What actually goes wrong when an AI coding agent gets real shell access to a remote server, and the approval model that stops most of it.
How to set up a bastion host with SSH ProxyJump, why it beats hand-distributed keys, and the access model that keeps your fleet safe.
Connection refused and timeout are different failures with different causes. How to tell them apart and find the real problem fast.
A practical workflow for debugging production errors with an AI assistant over ssh: real commands, guardrails, and where AI actually helps in 2026.
What happens when SSH asks you to accept a host key, why a changed fingerprint is a warning, and how to verify a host key the right way.
Know exactly who ran what on a shared server. What per-command SSH audit logs catch, what they miss, and how to set them up in 2026.
A layer-by-layer checklist for an ssh connection timeout on AWS EC2: instance status, security groups, NACLs, route tables, and how to prove where the packet actually dies.
termique v0.6.1 wraps shared credentials with the recipient’s own key before they ever reach termique’s servers, closing a gap where we could technically decrypt what you share wit
termique v0.6.0 adds Teams: build a roster of teammates once and share hosts with anyone on it without re-entering their email every time, invite a teammate who hasn’t signed up fo
A practical comparison of SSH certificate authorities and public key auth for teams: how CA-based access works, when key sprawl becomes the real problem, and a decision framework f
How ssh agent forwarding actually works, the real hijacking scenarios it opens up, and safer alternatives like ProxyJump and short-lived ssh certificates.
How to split a single ~/.ssh/config into a maintainable, team-shared layout using Include, conf.d files, host grouping, and ProxyJump.
termique v0.5.0 adds a way to get an AI-generated command without leaving the terminal prompt, a new AI provider option for the custom endpoint, and a reworked AI Assistant panel t
Automate SFTP file transfers with cron in 2026: SSH key auth, lock files, atomic uploads, and failure alerts, without leaving credentials exposed.
sftp vs rsync for automated backups: the real difference, when to use each, and a production-ready cron script that won’t wipe your data.
SFTP for developers: how it works, CLI commands, automation, security, and picking a client. The 2026 guide covering everything you need.
Which disk metrics matter, what alert thresholds to set, and how small ops teams catch a full disk before it pages them.
What a server monitoring agent is, how push-based agents collect and report metrics, agent-based vs agentless monitoring, and what to look for when you install one.
termique mobile v2.0.0 adds server monitoring, free full SFTP, SSH key generation, biometric unlock, and a redesigned terminal experience.
Run an SSH access review that actually finds stale keys and orphaned access, without an enterprise IAM tool or a spreadsheet nobody updates.
How to catch a downed Linux server and get alerted about it without paying for a third-party monitoring service, using cron, systemd timers, dead man’s switches, and lightweight se
A complete guide to Linux server monitoring in 2026: core metrics, command-line tools, open-source stacks, alert thresholds, and when built-in monitoring beats a third-party bill.
termique v0.3.2 is a security release. Credentials are now always encrypted at rest, file transfers are hardened against hostile servers, and the AI assistant re-checks every comma
Manage multiple SSH keys across laptops, desktops, and phones without losing track of what connects where, plus a safe way to revoke a lost device.
Compare self-hosted vs SaaS devops tools on real total cost of ownership, engineering time, and breakeven team size, not just sticker price, for 2026.
Build a SOC 2-ready SSH access policy without buying an enterprise PAM tool. Least privilege, audit logs, key rotation: a practical 2026 template.
A step-by-step method for rotating SSH keys on production servers without losing access: overlap old and new keys, verify from a fresh session, then revoke safely.
termique was accepted into Algolia’s startup program with $10k in credits. To mark it, 10 people get a free month of Pro with code ALGOSPC.
SOC 2 auditors want append-only, tamper-evident logs, not just any audit trail. What devops teams must have vs what’s optional for SOC 2 in 2026.
What to document before your VPS fails, so recovery is a checklist instead of a scramble.
Automate server backups with cron and rsync/rclone to offsite storage, then verify restores actually work. A practical guide for solo sysadmins.
The 3-2-1 backup rule for solo sysadmins and small teams in 2026: what to copy, where to store it, and what to automate first.
A practical rotation policy for teams: how often to rotate ssh keys, what triggers an out-of-cycle rotation, and a checklist that satisfies SOC 2 and ISO 27001 without an enterpris
Terminal productivity tips for remote developers in 2026: SSH multiplexing, shell habits, dotfiles, and which trendy tools aren’t worth it.
A step-by-step checklist to rebuild your SSH hosts, keys, and remote workflow on a new laptop in under 10 minutes, with termique’s synced vault.
Free SSH manager tiers vary wildly on host limits, key storage, and sync. Here’s what actually matters for a solo dev or small team in 2026.
SSH key management for teams: generation, storage, rotation, and revocation, without an enterprise PAM stack. See how termique handles it.
Share ssh host access with your team, revocable anytime, without shared passwords or PAM. termique’s host sharing keeps credentials encrypted end to end.
Check Linux server CPU, RAM, and disk usage using only built-in commands like top, free, df, and vmstat. No installs, no agents, no package manager.
SSH security best practices for 2026: key management, hardening, encryption, and attack prevention – with how termique keeps sessions safe.
OpenSSH, PuTTY, iTerm2, MobaXterm, Tabby, Termius, and termique compared by credential security, platform reach, and the criteria that actually change your workflow – not a generic
Termique v0.3.0 adds a referral program, configurable monitoring alerts with mobile push notifications, and the ability to view and sign out of every device on your account. It als
Step-by-step guide to deploying Laravel with FrankenPHP on a bare VPS. Binary install, systemd service, Octane integration, and zero-downtime reloads.
How to run AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex CLI over SSH on remote servers. Security, performance, and SSH config for remote AI development workflows.
Termique now surfaces important events as native desktop notifications. SSH connection failures, incoming host share invites, and monitoring servers coming online or going offline
You can now monitor CPU, RAM, disk, and uptime for any server directly from the host detail page. The agent installs over SSH in one click, and metrics update every 30 seconds with
Clipboard paste now works consistently across all platforms, ending a long-standing conflict with macOS native menu shortcuts. The unlock screen also gets a quieter, more focused l
The blur grace period now locks the screen at exactly the timeout you set in Settings. This release also tightens the unlock attempts wording so the behaviour is unambiguous before
Every host write now carries an optimistic concurrency token, SFTP operations have per-call timeouts with broken-channel recovery, and the session lock fires on sleep, not just idl
AI in developer tools has a reputation for being demo-ware. Here’s an honest breakdown of what an AI assistant can actually do inside a terminal session, and where it falls short.
A technical walkthrough of PBKDF2 key derivation, AES-GCM encryption, and DEK wrapping, and why server-side encryption is not the same thing.
A practical breakdown of every approach, from ~/.ssh/config to dedicated SSH managers, and what actually holds up when you have more than a handful of servers.
