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Sync for hosts and SSH keys seems like a really weird feature to put into a terminal emulator (except maybe on Android with its very restrictive security model) considering that those have literally nothing to do with the job a terminal emulator does.
Hmm, I'm probably explaining myself poorly. What I'm currently using Termius for is to connect to my local servers as well as two VPS I rent. In order to either make quick changes, or troubleshoot. Having that sync between Termius instances on my various devices with Alias, IP, and SSH key so I can connect with a single tap/click is what I'm after. If possible. Like I said, I'm still pretty new to this in general. I've run PiHole on a Pi3b for years, but that was it until Spring of this year when I started self hosting in earnest and learning Linux, etc. So I apologize if I used the wrong verbiage. Hopefully this explains it better?
Oh, I wasn't talking about the phrasing, just the fact that SSH Keys and hosts tend to be just files used by one of hundreds of programs a terminal emulator displays, not really different from having your terminal emulator sync the RSS-Feeds in your terminal RSS reader or the bookmarked folders in your terminal file manager.
It seems you are talking about some sort of bookmark system to open a terminal and start SSH for a specific host directly though?
Yes I suppose that is right. I hadnt considered that the hosts would also be stored locally. Termius' home screen has my saved hosts arranged by alias and I tap on whichever server I want and it connects without password because I already set up ssh keys. And if I add a new host it syncs with the other instances of the app on my tablet, phone, laptop, and desktop. In fact, it's so handy that I often reach for my android tablet with attached keyboard to fiddle with the servers.
A similar system can be achieved using a synced
.sshfolder, along with a.ssh/configfile. The folder will have all the keys, and the config file will have the aliases aka bookmarks. Then you can do something likessh media_server, and login without entering a password.For the actual terminal emulators, I can recommend Alacritty for desktop OSes and Termux on Android.
Or you could use a separate key on each device.