https://github.com/erickochen/purple

Open-source terminal SSH manager and SSH config editor in Rust. Fuzzy search hundreds of hosts, sync from 16 clouds, transfer files, manage Docker and Podman over SSH, sign short-lived Vault SSH certs and expose an MCP server for AI agents.
https://github.com/erickochen/purple

cli cloud-sync command-line-tool devops hashicorp-vault homelab mcp model-context-protocol proxmox ratatui rust sftp-client ssh ssh-client ssh-config ssh-manager ssh-tunnel sysadmin terminal tui

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Open-source terminal SSH manager and SSH config editor in Rust. Fuzzy search hundreds of hosts, sync from 16 clouds, transfer files, manage Docker and Podman over SSH, sign short-lived Vault SSH certs and expose an MCP server for AI agents.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/erickochen/purple
• Owner: erickochen
• License: mit
• Created: 2026-02-19T16:30:18.000Z (2 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-04-25T09:55:35.000Z (2 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-04-25T11:21:30.840Z (2 days ago)
• Topics: cli, cloud-sync, command-line-tool, devops, hashicorp-vault, homelab, mcp, model-context-protocol, proxmox, ratatui, rust, sftp-client, ssh, ssh-client, ssh-config, ssh-manager, ssh-tunnel, sysadmin, terminal, tui
• Language: Rust
• Homepage: https://getpurple.sh
• Size: 213 MB
• Stars: 238
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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README

          
# purple

**An open-source terminal SSH manager and SSH config editor for macOS and Linux.** A fast Rust TUI that searches hundreds of hosts, syncs from 16 clouds including AWS, GCP, Azure, Hetzner, Proxmox and OCI, transfers files, manages Docker and Podman over SSH, signs short-lived HashiCorp Vault SSH certificates and exposes an MCP server for AI agents. Keyboard-driven. Single binary. MIT licensed.

[![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/purple-ssh?color=b44aff&labelColor=0a0a14)](https://crates.io/crates/purple-ssh)

[![downloads](https://img.shields.io/crates/d/purple-ssh?color=b44aff&labelColor=0a0a14)](https://crates.io/crates/purple-ssh)

[![mit](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-mit-b44aff?labelColor=0a0a14)](LICENSE)

[![built with ratatui](https://img.shields.io/badge/built_with-ratatui-b44aff?labelColor=0a0a14&logo=ratatui&logoColor=fff)](https://ratatui.rs/)

[![Website](https://img.shields.io/badge/website-getpurple.sh-00f0ff?labelColor=0a0a14)](https://getpurple.sh)

![purple terminal SSH client demo](demo.gif)

## Install

```

curl -fsSL getpurple.sh | sh

```

brew, cargo or from source

```

brew install erickochen/purple/purple

```

```

cargo install purple-ssh

```

```

git clone https://github.com/erickochen/purple.git

cd purple && cargo build --release

```

Run `purple`. Press `?` on any screen for help. That's it.

## Why I built this

My SSH config was fine. Proper aliases, ProxyJump chains, organized by provider. Not the problem.

The problem was everything around it. Need to check a container? `ssh host docker ps`. Copy a file? `scp` with the right flags. Run the same command on ten hosts? Write a loop or boot up Ansible for a one-liner. Spin up a VM on Hetzner? Open the console, grab the IP, edit config, save. Someone asks which box runs what? Good luck.

I wanted one place for all of that. So I built it.

## What you get



🔍 **Everything at a glance.** Connection info, jump route, activity sparkline, tags, tunnels, snippets, containers and server metadata. Health dots show which hosts are up. Group by provider, tag or flat.







⚡ **Instant fuzzy search.** Names, IPs, tags, users. Frecency sorting puts your most-used hosts on top. Works the same with 5 hosts or 500. Scoped search within groups.

![fuzzy search](screenshots/search.png)

☁️ **16 cloud providers.** AWS, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, GCP, Azure, Proxmox VE, Vultr, Linode, UpCloud, Scaleway, Tailscale, Oracle Cloud, OVHcloud, Leaseweb, i3D.net and TransIP. VMs appear, IPs update, stale hosts dim. Region, instance type, OS and status synced as metadata.

![cloud providers](screenshots/providers.png)

🐳 **Containers over SSH.** Docker and Podman. Start, stop, restart. No agent on the remote, no extra ports. Just SSH.

![containers](screenshots/containers.png)

- **What's new** Sticky toast and overlay summarising releases since you last opened. See [What's New](https://github.com/erickochen/purple/wiki/Whats-New)

**And more.** Visual file transfer with split-pane explorer. Multi-host command execution with snippets. Automatic password retrieval from OS Keychain, 1Password, Bitwarden, pass and the HashiCorp Vault KV secrets engine. Short-lived SSH certificates signed via the HashiCorp Vault SSH secrets engine. Command palette (`:`) for quick access to all actions. MCP server for AI agents like Claude Code and Cursor. See the [wiki](https://github.com/erickochen/purple/wiki) for details.

## How it works

purple reads `~/.ssh/config` directly. No database, no daemon, no account. Comments, indentation, Include files, unknown directives. All preserved.

Written in Rust. Single binary. 6200+ tests. MIT license.

## Links

📖 [Wiki](https://github.com/erickochen/purple/wiki) · ☁️ [Cloud Providers](https://github.com/erickochen/purple/wiki/Cloud-Providers) · 🤖 [MCP Server](https://github.com/erickochen/purple/wiki/MCP-Server) · ❓ [FAQ](https://github.com/erickochen/purple/wiki/FAQ) · 🔒 [Security](SECURITY.md) · 🧠 [llms.txt](https://getpurple.sh/llms.txt)

## Credits

The font used in the demo videos and screenshots is [Berkeley Mono™](https://usgraphics.com/products/berkeley-mono) by U.S. Graphics Company.

## Feedback

Bug or feature request? [Open an issue](https://github.com/erickochen/purple/issues).