ssh-chat Wiki

Welcome to the ssh-chat wiki. Here you can find answers to questions, tips, and other things involving ssh-chat.

What is ssh-chat?

ssh-chat is a service that allows you to chat over an ssh connection. Simply run this server and have your users connect using the ssh command, and you can chat in a simple chat room over a secure shell connection.

Users can chat in a chat room via ssh
Users can private message eachother via the /msg command
The color theme of the chat can be changed provided your ssh client supports it
Support for whitelisting/blocking users as well as kicking users
Can check any user's public key fingerprint for identification purposes
Easy to download and run!

Questions

See the FAQ page for more info.