Hosts

Connecting to a server

How Termbit opens a connection and signs you in to a server.

Open a connection

• Double-click a host in the sidebar.
• Or right-click it and choose Connect or Open in New Window.
• Select several hosts with ⌘-click and choose Connect to open each one in its own tab.

The first connection

Before signing you in, Termbit checks the server’s host key. The first time, it shows the key’s fingerprint and asks you to trust it. After that the check is silent, unless the key changes. See Known hosts.

Signing in

Each host has a sign-in method:

• Password: saved in your vault, or asked each time if you don’t save it.
• Public Key: an SSH key from Keys & Identities, including FIDO2 security keys. If the key has a passphrase, Termbit asks for it unless you saved it.
• Keyboard-Interactive: the server asks questions, such as a one-time code, and you answer them in the terminal pane.

If a host has no username or sign-in method yet, Termbit asks for them after connecting. To use the same credentials on many hosts, create an identity.

When the connection drops

If the network goes away, Termbit reconnects on its own, trying again after 5, 10 and 15 seconds. If that doesn’t work, the pane offers a Reconnect button. Anything you type while disconnected isn’t sent, so nothing runs by accident when the connection comes back.

To reach a server inside a private network, connect through a jump host.