Upterm by owenthereal
Instant Terminal Sharing
About Upterm
From the project's README at github.com/owenthereal/upterm. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Upterm is an open-source tool enabling developers to share terminal sessions securely over the web. It’s perfect for remote pair programming, accessing computers behind NATs/firewalls, remote debugging, and more.
[](https://asciinema.org/a/efeKPxxzKi3pkyu9LWs1yqdbB) Getting Started Installation Mac Migrating from Formula to Cask
If you previously installed upterm using the Homebrew formula (without ), you'll need to migrate to the Cask version:
Note:** Running with the old formula installed will fail with an error. Follow the migration steps above to resolve this. Windows Standalone
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 1.2k | github.com/owenthereal/upterm |
| GitHub forks | 79 | github.com/owenthereal/upterm |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 6.5 years | since Nov 2019 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 57 | last: 4 days ago |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Ready to self-host Upterm?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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