guest@shussh.io:~ $ssh shussh.io

private SSH chat servers

readme

Chat that lives in your terminal.

Shussh is a real-time chat server that runs entirely over SSH. No app to install. No web client. No tracking pixels. Just open a terminal and connect — from any machine, anywhere — using a tool you already have.

Accounts, billing, and server provisioning all happen inside the SSH session. Your keys are your identity.

$ get started view pricing

how it works

# 1. connect
$ ssh shussh.io

# 2. create an account or link an existing one — inside the session
# 3. provision a private server, invite friends, pick a theme
# 4. chat. that's it.

zero install

Any machine with an SSH client works. That's every Mac, Linux box, and modern Windows.

key-based identity

Your SSH key is your login. No passwords to leak, no magic links to intercept.

private by default

Provision your own server. Invite only. No public directory, no search indexing.

terminal-native

Themes, panels, keybinds, and a UI built for the place you already live.

pricing

free

$0 / forever
join public lobbies, try everything.

private server

from $5 / month
your own provisioned server, invite-only.

Billing is handled by Stripe. Cancel anytime from inside the SSH session.

verify the host

First time you connect, your SSH client will show a host key fingerprint. Verify it matches below before typing yes: 

# ed25519
SHA256:REPLACE_WITH_REAL_FINGERPRINT_BEFORE_LAUNCH