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Encrypted Terminal Screen Sharing

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E2E Encrypted Terminal Screen Share

by blinkerfluid·May 21, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemShip It

Terminal screen sharing when tmate and ScreenConnect already exist.

Strengths
  • •Six-word memorable codes instead of complex URLs or tokens for easy sharing
  • •End-to-end encryption with relay server that never sees terminal content
  • •Dual access via CLI client or browser link with no install for viewers
Weaknesses
  • •Read-only viewing mode limits collaboration compared to tmate's shared editing
  • •Relay metadata exposure (IPs, timing) unless self-hosting adds operational overhead
Target Audience

Backend developers, DevOps engineers, remote pair programmers

Similar To

tmate · ScreenConnect · tmux with shared sessions

Post Description

TLDR: single command share your terminal screen via a web browser or terminal client.

Yesterday I was on a Google Meet call and I wanted share something in my terminal.

I made the mistake of going for the screen share built in to Google Meet. Something about Fedora, Wayland, Firefox, Hyprland, and Google Meet caused my laptop to completely freeze up.

Frustrated, I thought “why can’t I just share my terminal?”

So I built that.

Yes, I built it using AI, following a spec-driven approach. If there are fundamental flaws, please let me know. I’m only sharing because it solved a real problem for me. I’m not selling anything.

Hope it can be helpful :)

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