Hosts

Jump hosts

Reach a server that isn’t directly accessible by going through another server first, often called a bastion.

Set it up

Save the jump server as an ordinary host.
Open the host you want to reach and turn on Use Jump Host.
Choose the jump server from the list and save.

Connect as usual. Termbit connects to the jump host, then from there to your server. It checks both servers’ host keys and signs in to each with its own settings.

Good to know

Termbit uses one jump host per connection.
Jump hosts work for the terminal, SFTP and port forwarding.
To set the same jump host on many servers, use Edit Hosts.
Find all hosts that use one with the jump:any search filter.
Quick Connect doesn’t support jump hosts. Save the server as a host instead.

If you’re used to the command line

This does the same as:

ssh -J user@bastion user@target

-J user@bastion is the host you chose in Use Jump Host
user@target is the host you connect to

You don’t need to run this command: Termbit sets everything up for you.