PTY Terminal

Real persistent shell sessions without leaving your browser

The ServerDesk terminal is a full PTY session over SSH — not a command runner or a limited web console. Run interactive programs, keep sessions alive, split the terminal alongside your editor, and work exactly as you would in a local terminal.

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PTY Terminal · ServerDesk

user@prod-server:~$ systemctl status nginx

● nginx.service - A high performance web server

Active: active (running) since Mon 2026-01-01 09:00:00 UTC

user@prod-server:~$ tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log

192.168.1.1 - GET /wp-admin/ 200 4821 - Chrome/120

Capabilities

What you can do

Full PTY sessions

Real pseudo-terminal over SSH. Interactive programs, vim, htop, and bash scripts all work as expected.

Split terminal views

Open multiple terminal panels side by side — run a build in one, tail logs in another.

Terminal profiles

Save connection profiles with preferred shell, working directory, and startup commands.

Colour and Unicode support

Full 256-colour and UTF-8 support for syntax-highlighted output, emojis, and styled CLIs.

Session persistence

Terminal sessions survive page refreshes and reconnect automatically when connectivity drops.

Side-by-side with editor

Dock the terminal in the bottom panel or float it beside your open file so code and output stay visible together.

Use cases

When teams use this

SSH into a VPS and run deployment scripts without a local client
Tail error logs in one pane while editing the affected file in another
Run interactive tools like vim, htop, mysql, or python from the browser
Keep a long-running build or test suite visible while doing other work

Concrete workflow

One realistic way teams use this feature

Step 1
Open the terminal on the active server and validate the path or service state with read-only commands first.
Step 2
Split the terminal so logs stay visible while you edit the related file or watch a deployment run.
Step 3
Reconnect if the network drops and use Robbie to explain any log or command output that needs interpretation.

See it in action

A real terminal session without opening a local SSH client

Full PTY over SSH — split panes, persistent sessions, colour output, and interactive programs like vim or htop — all inside the same browser tab as your editor.

prod-server.serverdesk.dev · PTY terminalLive screenshot

Browser SSH terminal with split logs and active command output

Pricing

Pricing built for remote server work, team growth, and practical AI support

ServerDesk pricing is designed around the workflow teams actually buy: how many servers they need to manage, how many people are involved, and when Robbie analysis, monthly AI credits, and safer review workflows become valuable.

Free

A practical starting point for a single remote server workspace. No credit card required.

1 server connection

File explorer and editor tabs
Browser terminal access
Robbie built-in help included

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Starter

$9/month

For freelancers and maintainers handling a few active server environments.

3 server connections

SFTP and SSH workflows
100 AI credits per month
Email support

Choose Starter

Pro

$19/month

For developers and operators who need deeper AI-assisted server work, deployments, and source control.

10 server connections

500 AI credits per month
AI credit top-ups
Deployments and source control

Choose Pro

Studio

$39/month

For power users managing more environments with a higher monthly AI allowance and priority support.

Unlimited server connections

1,500 AI credits per month
Unlimited server connections
Priority support

Choose Studio

Agency

$79/month

For agencies managing many client environments with higher monthly AI usage and account oversight.