Pipe – Authenticated Pubsub over SSH
Greetings! We are excited to announce pipe: our managed pubsub service over ssh. We are at a point where we would love to get feedback on the service to see if it resonates with the HN crowd. All you need to use `pipe` is a pico account which can be created using ssh: `ssh pico.sh` We've been using it internally for a few weeks now and keep coming up with new use cases. For example, we are using `pipe` to create a log drain for all of our services and even a way to share logs with users. You can read more about it on our blog post: https://blog.pico.sh/pubsub
Pipe – Authenticated Pubsub over SSH launched on October 9, 2024 with 11 votes, #1,114 of 5,185 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Pipe is a managed publish-subscribe service accessed entirely through SSH, requiring only a pico account created via SSH. It enables real-time message routing between services and applications without additional infrastructure. Users can set up log drains across multiple services, share logs with others, and create new messaging workflows. The service is designed for developers who prefer working within SSH-based environments.
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authenticated *nix pipes over ssh
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