RescueShell documentation

Put a device on your team, open a shell on it from the browser or the CLI, and control who can do that.

If you are starting out, set up a passkey or authenticator app first, then read the first two pages in order. The rest are reference. A second factor added before your team has a device can open a shell right away; one added later waits 24 hours. Why.

• Add a device

  Create a token in the web app and run one command as root on the device. Update, roll back and remove the agent.

• Browser shell

  Open a terminal on a connected device from the page. Operator role.

• The CLI

  Download rescueshell for macOS, Linux or Windows and open a shell from your own terminal.

• SSH keys

  Add, list and remove your keys. The device keeps its own list of trusted keys, and our servers cannot add to it.

• Provision many devices

  Register devices from a factory line with a team credential.

• Roles

  Viewer, operator, admin and owner: what each one can do.

• Billing

  How the 30-day trial starts, what is counted, and what happens when a payment fails or you cancel.

• Troubleshooting

  The device never shows as connected, the credential is rejected, the shell does not open, or the host key changed.