Gurren is a fast, terminal-based SSH tunnel manager with a TUI and background service.
This is free and open source software.
- Interactive TUI — Manage all your tunnels from a single interface.
- Background service — Tunnels persist even after closing the TUI.
- systemd integration — Optional systemd user service for auto-start on login.
- Vim-style navigation — j/k to navigate, Enter to toggle.
- Multiple auth methods — SSH agent, public key, and password.
- SSH config support — Use hosts from ~/.ssh/config directly.
- Simple configuration — TOML-based config file.
- Real-time status — Push-based status updates in the TUI.
Website: github.com/JoshElias/gurren
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Developer: Josh Eliasen
License: MIT License
Gurren is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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