PilotSSH

Benefits

• Security

  Your credentials are safely stored in an encrypted database. Additionnally, Public key authentication is supported.

• Intuitive interface

  The shell we all love was not meant for a touchscreen interface. Typing commands on a phone's keyboard is hard. Avoid the pain: just tap your orders.

• Open source

  All the scripts are free and open source. You can easily write your own to extend the app's functionality.

Writing your own script

• Pilot SSH comes with a set of useful scripts, but you will unlock the full power of this application by writing your own scripts.

  The app works by interpreting the JSON output from scripts launched over SSH. Here is an example of a simple script, and the corresponding result.

  You can write these scripts in any language you want, as long as they conform to the API.

  If you need inspiration, a lot of scripts are available on the Github repository.

• #!/bin/bash
  
  echo '{ "version" : 1,
          "title"   : "Example",
          "type"    : "commands",
          "values"  : [
            { "name"    : "Uptime",
              "value"   : "180 days",
              "command" : ""},
            { "name"    : "Reboot",
              "value"   : "",
              "command" : ".pilotssh/power_halt",
              "sudo"    : true},
            { "name"    : "Hostname",
              "value"   : "pilotssh.com",
              "query"   : "Enter a new hostname",
              "command" : ".pilotssh/hostname.sh"}
          ]
        }'
  

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Featured scripts

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  WordPress admin

  Back up and restore your database, upgrade WordPress versions (or rollback to the previous working version). No need to edit the configuration file, the app asks directly for the configuration options.

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  Process list

  Display the list of running process, their memory usage

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  Apache sites

  Show which sites are enabled in Apache. Enable and disable them with a touch

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  Uptime

  Display the uptime. Shut down and reboot the server

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  Logs

  Show the server logs

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  Crontab

  Set your recurring tasks

They talk about it:

• On Devops Weekly: "PilotSSH looks an interesting way of doing remote administration for common tasks. The GitHub repository of scripts is a neat idea."
• A cool hack: using Pilot SSH to set an MPD alarm clock on a Raspberry Pi

Get it now!

Price: $4.99

Pilot SSH for iPhone

Requirements:
Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 5 or later. WiFi, Edge, or 3G network connection required.

Price: 2.00€ (~ $2.70)

Pilot SSH for Android

Requirements:
WiFi, Edge, or 3G network connection required.

Contact

Developed by Geoffroy Couprie

I am a freelance mobile and web developer specializing in the design and prototyping of secure systems, living in Nantes, France.

I am available for software development and performance audits.

Follow @gcouprie

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Thanks

• LibSSH2

  LibSSH2 is used to secure the connection to your server

• SQLCipher by Zetetic

  Your credentials are safe thanks to SQLCipher's database

• Sam Ahmed, from The Noun Project

  PilotSSH's icon is inspired from the network icon