Hublo Brings a Browser-Based macOS-Style Desktop to Linux Servers via SSH
A developer has released Hublo, an open-source web desktop that lets non-technical users manage a Linux server through a browser without using a terminal or a root-privileged control panel. Unlike tools such as Cockpit or Webmin, Hublo avoids running a privileged daemon as root by instead opening an SSH session to localhost under the user's own Unix credentials at login. All server actions — file transfers, terminal access, and command execution — are performed through that SSH session using SFTP and PTY, limiting the attack surface. The project also features a sandboxed app store that allows third-party apps to be installed without requiring users to fully trust the app's underlying code. Hublo is released under the MIT licence, with source code and a demo available on GitHub.
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