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24 alternatives to Caddy-SSH

Caddy-SSH is a general-purpose, memory-safe SSH server built in Go

Caddy-SSH is a tool launched in 2022 that combines SSH functionality with Caddy, a web server. It is designed for developers and system administrators who need to manage remote server access alongside web server… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Caddy-SSH launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Caddy 2▲778

   Caddy is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go

   2020 · caddyserver.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Caddy v2.5.0▲269

   Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS - Release v2.5.0 · caddyserver/caddy

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Caddy, a cross-platform HTTP/2 web server▲208

   Caddy is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go

   2015 · caddyserver.com · its alternatives →

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   Caddy 2▲4

   Open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go

   2020 · caddyserver.com · its alternatives →

5. 5DH
   Detecting HTTPS Interception▲8

   Caddy is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go

   2017 · caddyserver.com · its alternatives →

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   CaddyGen▲7

   Caddy config generator

   2025 · caddygen.site · its alternatives →

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   I made an SSH tunnel manager to learn Go▲213

   The `boring` SSH tunnel manager. Contribute to alebeck/boring development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   CertMagic – Caddy's automagic HTTPS features as a Go library▲33

   Automatic HTTPS for any Go program: fully-managed TLS certificate issuance and renewal - caddyserver/certmagic

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9MS
   My SSH server knows who you are▲836

   2015 · blog.filippo.io · its alternatives →

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    GMSSH▲90

    Enable everyone to manage servers simply and efficiently

    2025 · gmssh.com · its alternatives →

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    Sshx, a web-based collaborative terminal▲242

    Fast, collaborative live terminal sharing over the web - ekzhang/sshx

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    OxiSH, a modern, memory-safe SSH server▲28

    Aug 2026 · dirkjan.ochtman.nl · its alternatives →

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    FrankenPHP, an app server for PHP written in Go▲368

    FrankenPHP is a new app server for PHP apps (built on top of Caddy) and a library to embed the PHP interpreter in Go web servers.

    2022 · frankenphp.dev · its alternatives →

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    ssh ssh.place▲186

    A shared canvas you draw on over SSH. No account, no install. Just run ssh ssh.place

    Aug 2026 · ssh.place · its alternatives →

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    Use BIOS ram hacks to make an SSH server for MS-DOS, INT 10 13h OS's▲65

    Use BIOS ram hacks to make a SSH server out of any INT 10 13h app (MS-DOS is one of those) - benjojo/dos_ssh

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ts-SSH – SSH over Tailscale without running the daemon▲103

    ts-ssh solves a specific problem: accessing machines on your Tailnet from environments where you can't install the full Tailscale daemon (like CI/CD runners or restricted systems). It uses Tailscale's tsnet library to establish userspace connectivity, then provides a standard SSH experience. Works with existing workflows since it supports normal SSH features like ProxyCommand, key auth, and terminal handling. Some features that proved useful: • Parallel command execution across multiple hosts • Built-in tmux session management for multi-host work • SCP-style file transfers • Works on…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SSH Permit A38 – Central Managment and Deployment for SSH Keys▲86

    Central management and deployment for SSH keys. Contribute to ierror/ssh-permit-a38 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    termique▲90

    A free SSH client for Mac, Windows and Linux. Every host in one place, with end-to-end encrypted sync, SFTP, SSH key management, and an AI terminal assistant.

    Jun 2026 · termique.app · its alternatives →

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    I built a simple, open-source tool to manage servers and SSH keys▲133

    Simple way to manage your remote machines and SSH keys - d3witt/viking

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple Go utility to ease deployments via SSH and SCP▲50

    A simple golang application to automate the deployment of software releases. - skx/deployr

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple SSH VPN client▲113

    SSH-based "VPN for poors". Contribute to ivanilves/xiringuito development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Shittp – Volatile Dotfiles over SSH▲136

    Bring your dotfiles to remote machine via SSH. Contribute to FOBshippingpoint/shittp development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SecurSSH▲57

    SSH access for developers. Secure, European, done right.

    May 2026 · securssh.com · its alternatives →

24. 24RS
    Realtime Server-Sent Events in Go▲118

    2015 · sse.getgin.io · its alternatives →

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