SSH Terminal Overview
Connect to remote servers via SSH with a full terminal emulator, snippets, logs, AI assistance, cloud nexus servers, and vault export.
Host Management
Manage your SSH hosts from the sidebar. Features include:
- Grid view and list view layouts
- Search and filter hosts (by name, host, or tags)
- 8 color-coded host cards for visual organization
- Tags — Add unlimited tags per host for categorization. Tags appear as badges on host cards and are searchable/filterable from the sidebar.
- Context menu: Edit, Delete, Clone, Export, Connect as SFTP, Open in FTP
Authentication
Two auth methods:
- Password — Standard password authentication
- SSH Key — Browse for your private key file (.pem, id_rsa, etc.). Also supports vault-encrypted keys from your nexus.
Terminal
VortexHQ uses xterm.js for terminal emulation with these features:
- Multiple terminal tabs (connect to several servers at once)
- Configurable font size, cursor style (block/bar/underline)
- Scrollback buffer: 1,000 to 50,000 lines (configurable in Settings)
- 10 built-in themes: Vortex, Default Light, Dracula, Nord, Monokai, Solarized Dark, One Dark, Material, Gruvbox, Tokyo Night
- Connection status indicator (green/red dot)
- Data buffering for pre-connect data
Sidebar Tabs
| Tab | Description |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Your saved SSH hosts in grid or list view with color and tag badges |
| Snippets | Saved command snippets — copy to clipboard or send directly to active terminal. CRUD management with titles. |
| Known Hosts | View and manage SSH host keys (fingerprints) |
| Logs | Connection, disconnection, and error events with timestamps |
| Tinker | PHP REPL — see PHP REPL / Tinker |
Nexus Cloud Servers
With an Infrastructure Nexus (cloud), SSH hosts can be shared with your team:
- Cloud servers appear in a dedicated section in the sidebar, separate from local hosts
- Vault-locked servers show a lock icon — click to decrypt with the nexus vault key
- Context menu: Connect, Edit, Clone, Delete, Export, Connect as SFTP
- All cloud server changes sync in real-time to team members via WebSocket
AI Assistant
An inline AI bar below the terminal lets you:
- Ask AI — Describe what you want in plain English and get a shell command
- Explain — Select terminal output or an error and let AI explain it
SFTP Integration
Right-click any SSH host and choose "Connect as SFTP" to seamlessly open the FTP module with an SFTP connection to that host. This works for both local and nexus cloud hosts.
Import / Export
SSH hosts can be exported and imported as encrypted .mpvault files (MPVAULT2 format). Export a single host or all hosts at once. Feature-gated for Pro+ plans.