Run Linux SSH Directly from Your Browser with WebSSH – Quick Setup Guide

This tool, developed in Python, allows you to log into a Linux machine via a web‑based SSH terminal.

Features:

Supports SSH password authentication, including empty passwords.

Supports SSH public‑key authentication (DSA, RSA, ECDSA, Ed25519).

Supports encrypted keys.

Full‑screen terminal.

Resizable terminal window.

Automatic detection of the SSH server's default encoding.

Compatible with modern browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera.

Installation

pip3 install webssh

Running the Service

# Run with default port 8888
wssh

# Bind to a specific IP address and port
wssh --address='192.168.83.129' --port=8888
wssh --address='0.0.0.0' --port=8888

# Bind to a specific IP and allow only local access
wssh --address='127.0.0.1' --port=8888

After starting the service, you can access it via http://192.168.0.123:8888/ or http://localhost:8888. The web page will prompt for the target machine name, port, username, and password, then establish an SSH session.

Note: To log in as the root user, edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

# Authentication:
LoginGraceTime 120
#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
PermitRootLogin yes
StrictModes yes

After modifying the configuration, reboot the Linux machine (e.g., reboot) to apply the changes.