New ask Hacker News story: I built sbsh: Persistent terminal sessions with discovery, profiles, and an API
I built sbsh: Persistent terminal sessions with discovery, profiles, and an API
2 by eminwux | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Needing a better way to share how to access Kubernetes and Terraform environments with my team, and to set clear prompts for each environment so that I completely avoid mistakes, I built sbsh. sbsh provides persistent terminal sessions with built-in discovery, environment profiles, and an API for automation. *The problem:* - Complex configuration required to access multiple Kubernetes clusters and Terraform workspaces, including setting visual prompts to identify production environments and avoid mistakes - Manual setup of environment variables and credentials for each environment - No easy, shareable way to reproduce those configurations across a team - Lack of structured logs or visibility into existing sessions - SSH sessions that die in the middle of debugging or long tasks *How it works:* sbsh separates the terminal session (your shell and environment) from the supervisor (the controller). Terminals continue running even if the supervisor stops or the network connection drops. *Key features:* - Terminal session discovery: sb get lists all sessions, sb attach mysession reconnects instantly - Profiles: YAML-defined environments for Kubernetes contexts, Terraform workspaces, or Docker containers, identical in local dev and CI/CD - Multi-attach: Several users can connect to the same live session - API access: Control and automate sessions programmatically - Structured logs: All input and output are recorded for replay or analysis *Use cases:* - DevOps: Persistent kubectl or Terraform sessions - Developers: Long-running tests and builds over unstable connections; launching Python environments, npm projects, and more - CI/CD: Identical profiles in local and pipeline environments sbsh is a single Go binary (busybox-style) that can also be used as a login shell. It runs on Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. Repository: github.com/eminwux/sbsh I have been using it for some time now, and it completely changed how I manage infrastructure. I would love to hear feedback and see how others might use it.
2 by eminwux | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Needing a better way to share how to access Kubernetes and Terraform environments with my team, and to set clear prompts for each environment so that I completely avoid mistakes, I built sbsh. sbsh provides persistent terminal sessions with built-in discovery, environment profiles, and an API for automation. *The problem:* - Complex configuration required to access multiple Kubernetes clusters and Terraform workspaces, including setting visual prompts to identify production environments and avoid mistakes - Manual setup of environment variables and credentials for each environment - No easy, shareable way to reproduce those configurations across a team - Lack of structured logs or visibility into existing sessions - SSH sessions that die in the middle of debugging or long tasks *How it works:* sbsh separates the terminal session (your shell and environment) from the supervisor (the controller). Terminals continue running even if the supervisor stops or the network connection drops. *Key features:* - Terminal session discovery: sb get lists all sessions, sb attach mysession reconnects instantly - Profiles: YAML-defined environments for Kubernetes contexts, Terraform workspaces, or Docker containers, identical in local dev and CI/CD - Multi-attach: Several users can connect to the same live session - API access: Control and automate sessions programmatically - Structured logs: All input and output are recorded for replay or analysis *Use cases:* - DevOps: Persistent kubectl or Terraform sessions - Developers: Long-running tests and builds over unstable connections; launching Python environments, npm projects, and more - CI/CD: Identical profiles in local and pipeline environments sbsh is a single Go binary (busybox-style) that can also be used as a login shell. It runs on Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. Repository: github.com/eminwux/sbsh I have been using it for some time now, and it completely changed how I manage infrastructure. I would love to hear feedback and see how others might use it.
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