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Terminal (Device View)

The Terminal tab opens an in‑browser shell session on the device host. Use it for quick diagnostics and break‑fix tasks.

Starting a session

  1. Open Devices > select a device > Terminal.
  2. Choose a shell (bash/sh/pwsh/cmd based on OS) and optionally a user.
  3. Click Connect. A live terminal appears; keystrokes are sent to the device.

Capabilities

  • Interactive TTY with copy/paste support.
  • Resizable window and font size (honors your Terminal Theme).
  • File transfer may be available via separate Files tab

Auditing and permissions

  • Who/when: Each session is logged in Events with user, timestamps, and device.
  • Authorization: Access is controlled by roles/permissions (e.g., devices.terminal or equivalent).

Safety guidelines

  • Prefer non‑root shells; elevate with sudo for specific commands.
  • Avoid long‑running background jobs. Close the tab or click Disconnect to end the session cleanly.
  • Be mindful in production: commands execute immediately on the host.

Examples

Check disk and memory quickly:

the terminal supports most of the linux commands, e.g htop if available

htop
df -h
free -m || vm_stat

Inspect network:

ip addr show || ifconfig -a
ss -tulpn | head -n 50