Nexterm
The open source server management software for SSH, VNC & RDP
Install / Use
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🤔 What is Nexterm?
Nexterm is an open-source server management software that allows you to:
- Connect remotely via SSH, VNC and RDP
- Manage files through SFTP
- Deploy applications via Docker
- Manage Proxmox LXC and QEMU containers
- Secure access with two-factor authentication and OIDC SSO
- Separate users and servers into Organizations
📷 Screenshots
<table> <tr> <td><img src="docs/public/assets/showoff/servers.png" alt="Servers" /></td> <td><img src="docs/public/assets/showoff/connections.png" alt="Connections" /></td> <td><img src="docs/public/assets/showoff/sftp.png" alt="SFTP" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="docs/public/assets/showoff/snippets.png" alt="Snippets" /></td> <td><img src="docs/public/assets/showoff/monitoring.png" alt="Monitoring" /></td> <td><img src="docs/public/assets/showoff/recordings.png" alt="Recordings" /></td> </tr> </table>🚀 Install
You can install Nexterm by clicking here.
💻 Development
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18+
- Yarn
- Docker (optional)
Local Setup
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/gnmyt/Nexterm.git
cd Nexterm
Install dependencies
yarn install
cd client && yarn install
cd ..
Start development mode
yarn dev
🔧 Configuration
Docker Images
| Image | Description |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| nexterm/aio | All-In-One — server, client, and engine bundled together |
| nexterm/server | Server + web client only (requires external engine) |
| nexterm/engine | Engine only |
The server listens on port 6989 by default. You can modify this behavior using environment variables:
SERVER_PORT: Server listening port (default: 6989)CONTROL_PLANE_PORT: TCP port for engine communication (default: 7800)NODE_ENV: Runtime environment (development/production)ENCRYPTION_KEY: Encryption key for passwords, SSH keys and passphrases. Supports Docker secrets via /run/secrets/encryption_key`AI_SYSTEM_PROMPT: System prompt for AI features (example: You are a Linux command generator assistant.)LOG_LEVEL: Logging level for application and engine (system/info/verbose/debug/warn/error, default: system)
🛡️ Security
- Two-factor authentication
- Session management
- Password encryption
- Docker container isolation
- Oauth 2.0 OpenID Connect SSO
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to:
- Fork the project
- Create a feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) - Open a Pull Request
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📄 License
Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.
