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I always wanted to have an easy connection overview and file access to all of my homelab servers, including things like docker containers and WSL instances that run on them. I have also always been a fan of GUI remote file managers like WinSCP, Termius, Muon (I just prefer them to the CLI workflows) but sadly they only work if you can connect via SSH or FTP based protocols. While it's trivial to connect to a top level server through SSH, connecting via proxys and to nested machines such as bare docker containers, has always been a pain.
Unsatisfied with the existing solutions, I just created my own one: X-Pipe. In short, it is a brand new type of connection manager and remote file explorer that works by exclusively interacting with CLI tools on local and remote shell connections. This approach makes it much more flexible as it doesn't have to deal with file system APIs and remote file handling protocols at all. It also allows you to use your favorite text editor and open connections in your favorite terminal application.