Connections
Overview
Manage all your SSH connections, groups, and keys in one central panel.
The Connections tab is the home screen of Ternux. It is always the first tab and cannot be closed. From here you manage every SSH host, organize them into groups, store authentication keys, and monitor port-forwarding tunnels.
Sidebar navigation
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Connections | Connection cards grid with group drill-down |
| Keychain | SSH key pairs stored on disk |
| Port Forwarding | Active and saved SSH tunnel rules |
| Snippets | Reusable shell command collections |
| Known Hosts | Verified server fingerprints |
| Audit Log | Connection history and events |
Connections page
The default view shows all top-level SSH connections along with groups as cards. Clicking a group card drills into that group, showing only its children.
Each connection card displays:
- SSH: OS icon (resolved from the host's operating system), host label and address
- Quick-action
…menu
Connecting
| Connection type | Action |
|---|---|
| SSH | Double-click → opens SSH terminal tab |
| SSH | Right-click → Connect |
| Both | Cmd+K / Ctrl+K → Spotlight search by name |