Ecosyste.ms: Awesome

An open API service indexing awesome lists of open source software.

https://github.com/quackduck/devzat

The devs are over here at devzat, chat over SSH!
https://github.com/quackduck/devzat

chat devchat developer-chat devzat slack social ssh ssh-chat unicorns

Last synced: 17 days ago
JSON representation

The devs are over here at devzat, chat over SSH!

Lists

README 

        







***



Devzat - Chat with other devs over SSH in your Terminal | Product Hunt



Where are the devs at? Devzat!



Devzat is a custom SSH server that takes you to a chat instead of a shell prompt. Because there's SSH apps on all platforms (even on phones) you can connect to Devzat on any device!



A recording I took one day:

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/477083.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/477083?speed=3)

## Usage



Try it out:



```sh

ssh devzat.hackclub.com

```



You can log in with a nickname:

```sh

ssh [email protected]

```



If you're under a firewall, you can still join on port 443:

```sh

ssh devzat.hackclub.com -p 443

```



If you add this to `~/.ssh/config`:

```ssh

Host chat

    HostName devzat.hackclub.com

```



You'll be able to join with just:

```sh

ssh chat

```



We also have a Slack bridge! If you're on the [Hack Club](https://hackclub.com) Slack, check out the `#ssh-chat-bridge` channel!



Feel free to make a [new issue](https://github.com/quackduck/devzat/issues) if something doesn't work.



See the [status site](https://stats.uptimerobot.com/kxMQqfYk4y) of the main Devzat server to check if it might be down.



### Want to host your own instance?



Quick start:

```shell

git clone https://github.com/quackduck/devzat && cd devzat

go install # or build, if you want to keep things pwd

ssh-keygen -qN '' -f devzat-sshkey # new ssh host key for the server

devzat # run! the default config is used & written automatically

```

These commands download, build, setup and run a Devzat server listening on port 2221, the default port (change by setting `$PORT`).



Check out the [Admin's Manual](Admin's%20Manual.md) for complete self-host documentation!



### Permission denied?



Devzat uses public keys to identify users. If you are denied access: `[email protected]: Permission denied (publickey)` try logging in on port 443, which does not require a key, using `ssh devzat.hackclub.com -p 443`.



This error may happen because you do not have an SSH key pair. Generate one with the command `ssh-keygen` if this is the case. (you can usually check if you have a key pair by making sure a file of this form: `~/.ssh/id_*` exists)



### Help



```text

Welcome to Devzat! Devzat is chat over SSH: github.com/quackduck/devzat

Because there's SSH apps on all platforms, even on mobile, you can join from anywhere.



Run `cmds` to see a list of commands.



Interesting features:

• Rooms! Run cd to see all rooms and use cd #foo to join a new room.

• Markdown support! Tables, headers, italics and everything. Just use \n in place of newlines.

• Code syntax highlighting. Use Markdown fences to send code. Run eg-code to see an example.

• Direct messages! Send a quick DM using =user  or stay in DMs by running cd @user.

• Timezone support, use tz Continent/City to set your timezone.

• Built in Tic Tac Toe and Hangman! Run tic or hang  to start new games.

• Emoji replacements! :rocket: => 🚀  (like on Slack and Discord)



For replacing newlines, I often use bulkseotools.com/add-remove-line-breaks.php.



Made by Ishan Goel with feature ideas from friends.

Thanks to Caleb Denio for lending his server!

```

### Commands

```text

Commands

   =              DM  with 

   users                     List users

   color              Change your name's color

   exit                      Leave the chat

   help                      Show help

   man                  Get help for a specific command

   emojis                    See a list of emojis

   bell      on|off|all      ANSI bell on pings (on), never (off) or for every message (all)

   clear                     Clear the screen

   hang           Play hangman

   tic             Play tic tac toe!

   devmonk                   Test your typing speed

   cd        #room|user      Join #room, DM user or run cd to see a list

   tz         [24h]    Set your IANA timezone (like tz Asia/Dubai) and optionally set 24h

   nick                Change your username

   pronouns  @user|pronouns  Set your pronouns or get another user's

   theme     |list    Change the syntax highlighting theme

   rest                      Uncommon commands list

   cmds                      Show this message

```

```

The rest

   people                  See info about nice people who joined

   id                Get a unique ID for a user (hashed key)

   admins                  Print the ID (hashed key) for all admins

   eg-code  [big]          Example syntax-highlighted code

   lsbans                  List banned IDs

   ban               Ban  (admin)

   unban     [dur]  Unban a person and optionally, for a duration (admin)

   kick              Kick  (admin)

   art                     Show some panda art

   pwd                     Show your current room

   shrug                   ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

```



## Integrations



When self-hosting an instance, Devzat can integrate with Slack and/or Discord to bridge messages, and Twitter to post new-user announcements.

See the [Admin's Manual](Admin's%20Manual.md) for more info.



Devzat has a plugin API you can use to integrate your own services: [documentation](plugin/README.md). Feel free to add a plugin to the main instance. Just ask for a token on the server.



## Stargazers over time



[![Stargazers over time](https://starchart.cc/quackduck/devzat.svg)](https://starchart.cc/quackduck/devzat)



## People



People who you might know who have joined:



Zach Latta - Founder of Hack Club: _"omg amazing! this is so awesome"_  

Ant Wilson - Co founder, Supabase: [_"brilliant!"_](https://twitter.com/AntWilson/status/1396444302721445889)  

Bereket [@heybereket](https://twitter.com/heybereket): _"this is pretty cool"_  

Ayush [@ayshptk](https://twitter.com/ayshptk): _"Can I double star the repo somehow :pleading_face:"_  

Sanketh [@SankethYS](https://twitter.com/SankethYS): _"Heck! How does this work. So cool."_  

Tony Dinh [@tdinh_me](https://twitter.com/tdinh_me): _"supeer cool, oh, open source as well? yeah"_  

Srushti [@srushtiuniverse](https://twitter.com/srushtiuniverse): _"Yess it's awesome. I tried it."_  

Surjith [@surjithctly](https://twitter.com/surjithctly): _"Whoa, who made this?"_  

Arav [@HeyArav](https://twitter.com/HeyArav): [_"Okay, this is actually super awesome."_](https://twitter.com/tregsthedev/status/1384180393893498880)  

Harsh [@harshb__](https://twitter.com/harshb__): _"im gonna come here everyday to chill when i get bored of studying lol, this is so cool"_

Krish [@krishnerkar_](https://twitter.com/krishnerkar_):  [_"SHIT! THIS IS SO DOPE"_](https://twitter.com/krishnerkar_/status/1384173042616573960)  

Amrit [@astro_shenava](https://twitter.com/astro_shenava): _"Super cool man"_  

Mudrank [@mudrankgupta](https://twitter.com/mudrankgupta): "🔥🚀🚀"



From Hack Club:  

**[Caleb Denio](https://calebden.io), [Safin Singh](https://safin.dev), [Eleeza](https://github.com/E-Lee-Za)   

[Jubril](https://github.com/s1ntaxe770r), [Sarthak Mohanty](https://sarthakmohanty.me)    

[Sam Poder](http://sampoder.com), [Rishi Kothari](http://rishi.cx)    

[Amogh Chaubey](https://amogh.sh), [Ella](https://ella.cx/), [Hugo Hu](https://github.com/Hugoyhu)

[Matthew Stanciu](https://matthewstanciu.me/), [Tanishq Soni](https://tanishqsoni.me)**



Huge thanks to the amazing [Caleb Denio](https://github.com/cjdenio) for lending me the original Devzat server 💖



### *Made by [Ishan Goel](https://twitter.com/usrbinishan/) with feature ideas from friends. Thanks to [Caleb Denio](https://twitter.com/CalebDenio) for lending his server!*