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  1. x11docker

    Run GUI applications and desktops in docker and podman containers. Focus on security.

    Project mention: Run GUI applications and desktops in Docker and Podman containers | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-23

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  3. ssh-action

    GitHub Actions for executing remote ssh commands.

    Project mention: The Gem of a Github Action you never used | dev.to | 2025-06-14

    I figured — if nothing else works, I’ll just set up a GitHub Action that SSHes into my VPS and runs the installer. I even explored appleboy/ssh-action to automate this through GitHub Actions.

  4. getssl

    obtain free SSL certificates from letsencrypt ACME server Suitable for automating the process on remote servers.

  5. ssb

    Secure Shell Bruteforcer — A faster & simpler way to bruteforce SSH server

  6. xiringuito

    SSH-based "VPN for poors"

  7. keychain

    A manager for ssh-agent and gpg-agent

  8. curl-for-win

    Reproducible, static, curl binaries for Linux, macOS and Windows

    Project mention: Fixing Proxmox Terraform Deletes with curl + jq | dev.to | 2026-04-07

    curl (for API calls) → https://curl.se/windows/

  9. kubectl-plugins

    A Collection of Plugins for kubectl Integration (exec as any user, context switching, etc). (by jordanwilson230)

  10. docker-sshd

    Minimal Alpine Linux Docker image with sshd exposed and rsync installed

  11. DecoyMini

    🐝 A highly scalable, safe, free enterprise honeypots 一款高可扩展、安全、免费的企业级蜜罐系统

  12. rsync-deployments

    GitHub Action for deploying code via rsync over ssh securely - used by 5k+ workflows!

  13. ubuntu-sshd

    Dockerized Ubuntu SSH service

  14. aws-ssm-ssh-proxy-command

    AWS SSM SSH Proxy Command

  15. Git_SSH-Account_Switch

    A CLI tool can switch ssh account to your current shell. You will easily switch to your git account & ssh key when using the server, and using your account to manipulate the project on the server.

  16. corkscrew

    Corkscrew is a tool for tunneling SSH through HTTP proxies. (by patpadgett)

  17. kubectl-plugin-ssh-jump

    A kubectl plugin to access nodes or remote services using a SSH jump Pod

  18. sherpa

    A mini-package-manager for QNAP NAS (by OneCDOnly)

  19. tmux-ssh-split

    TMUX plugin to split the current pane while retaining SSH connections

  20. Zaloha2.sh

    Small and simple directory synchronizer (a BASH script)

    Project mention: Zaloha2.sh – Small and simple directory synchronizer (purely script based) | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-05

  21. docker-ssh

    Simple SSH container. Great for secure connections into clusters.

  22. reSnap

    Take screnshots of your reMarkable tablet over SSH

  23. tmux-matryoshka

    Plugin for nested tmux workflows 🪆

  24. backup-action

    🗄️ Github Action to backup MySQL, MongoDB and PostgreSQL databases

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source SSH projects in Shell? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 x11docker 6,279
2 ssh-action 6,106
3 getssl 2,225
4 ssb 1,318
5 xiringuito 1,153
6 keychain 1,030
7 curl-for-win 784
8 kubectl-plugins 638
9 docker-sshd 476
10 DecoyMini 467
11 rsync-deployments 438
12 ubuntu-sshd 263
13 aws-ssm-ssh-proxy-command 260
14 Git_SSH-Account_Switch 228
15 corkscrew 192
16 kubectl-plugin-ssh-jump 185
17 sherpa 132
18 tmux-ssh-split 114
19 Zaloha2.sh 89
20 docker-ssh 82
21 reSnap 77
22 tmux-matryoshka 67
23 backup-action 54

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