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# GoTTY - Share your terminal as a web application
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[][release]
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[][wercker]
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[][license]
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[release]: https://github.com/yudai/gotty/releases
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[wercker]: https://app.wercker.com/project/bykey/03b91f441bebeda34f80e09a9f14126f
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[license]: https://github.com/yudai/gotty/blob/master/LICENSE
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GoTTY is a simple command line tool that turns your CLI tools into web applications.
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# Installation
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Download the latest binary file from the [Releases](https://github.com/yudai/gotty/releases) page.
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(`darwin_amd64.tar.gz` is for Mac OS X users)
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## Homebrew Installation
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You can install gotty with [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) as well.
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```sh
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$ brew tap yudai/gotty
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$ brew install gotty
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```
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## `go get` Installation
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If you have a Go language environment, you can install gotty with the `go get` command.
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```sh
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$ go get github.com/yudai/gotty
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```
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# Usage
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```
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Usage: gotty [options] <command> [<arguments...>]
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```
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Run `gotty` with your preferred command as its arguments (e.g. `gotty top`).
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By default, gotty starts a web server at port 8080. Open the URL on your web browser and you can see the running command as if it's running on your terminal.
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## Options
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```
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--addr, -a IP address to listen [$GOTTY_ADDR]
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--port, -p "8080" Port number to listen [$GOTTY_PORT]
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--permit-write, -w Permit clients to write to the TTY (BE CAREFUL) [$GOTTY_PERMIT_WRITE]
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--credential, -c Credential for Basic Authentication (ex: user:pass) [$GOTTY_CREDENTIAL]
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--random-url, -r Add a random string to the URL [$GOTTY_RANDOM_URL]
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--profile-file, -f "~/.gotty" Path to profile file [$GOTTY_PROFILE_FILE]
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--title-format "GoTTY - {{ .Command }} ({{ .Hostname }})" Title format of browser window [$GOTTY_TITLE_FORMAT]
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--auto-reconnect "-1" Seconds to automatically reconnect to the server when the connection is closed (default: disabled) [$GOTTY_AUTO_RECONNECT]
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```
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By default, gotty doesn't allow clients to send any keystrokes or commands except terminal window resizing. When you want to permit clients to write input to the PTY, add the `-w` option. However, accepting input from remote clients is dangerous for most commands. Make sure that only trusted clients can connect to your gotty server when you activate this option. If you need interaction with the PTY, consider starting gotty with tmux or GNU Screen and run your main command on it.
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### Profile File
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You can customize your terminal (hterm) by providing a profile file to the `gotty` command, which is a JSON file that has a map of preference keys and values. Gotty loads a profile file at `~/.gotty` by default when it exists.
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The following example makes the font size smaller and the background color a little bit blue.
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```json
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{
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"font-size": 5,
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"background-color": "rgb(16, 16, 32)"
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}
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```
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Available preferences are listed in [the hterm source code](https://chromium.googlesource.com/apps/libapps/+/master/hterm/js/hterm_preference_manager.js)
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## Sharing with Multiple Clients
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Gotty starts a new process when a new client connects to the server. This means users cannot share a single terminal with others by default. However, you can use terminal multiplexers for sharing a single process with multiple clients.
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For example, you can start a new tmux session named `gotty` with `top` command by the command below.
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```sh
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$ gotty tmux new -A -s gotty top
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```
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This command doesn't allow clients to send keystrokes, however, you can attach the session from your local terminal and run operations like switching the mode of the `top` command. To connect to the tmux session from your terminal, you can use following command.
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```sh
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$ tmux new -A -s gotty
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```
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By using terminal multiplexers, you can have the control of your terminal and allow clients to just see your screen.
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### Quick Sharing on tmux
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To share your current session with others by a shortcut key, you can add a line like below to your `.tmux.conf`.
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# Start gotty in a new window with C-t
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bind-key C-t new-window "gotty tmux attach -t `tmux display -p '#S'`"
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```
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## Playing with Docker
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When you want to create a jailed environment for each client, you can use Docker containers like following:
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```sh
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$ gotty -w docker run -it --rm busybox
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```
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## Development
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You can build a binary yourself using following commands. Windows is not supported now.
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```sh
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# Install tools
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go get github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata/...
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go get github.com/tools/godep
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# Checkout hterm
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git submodule sync && git submodule update --init --recursive
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# Restore libraries in Godeps
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godep restore
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# Build
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make
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```
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## Architecture
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Gotty uses [hterm](https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!forum/chromium-hterm) to run a JavaScript based terminal on web browsers. Gotty itself provides a websocket server that simply relays output from the PTY to clients and receives input from clients and forwards to the PTY. This hterm + websocket idea is highly inspired by [Wetty](https://github.com/krishnasrinivas/wetty).
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# License
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The MIT License
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