SSHplex

SSHplex is a Python-based SSH connection multiplexer that provides a modern Terminal User Interface (TUI) for selecting and connecting to multiple hosts simultaneously using tmux. Built with simplicity and extensibility in mind, SSHplex integrates with NetBox as a Source of Truth and creates organized tmux sessions for efficient multi-host management.

Features:

• Interactive Host Selection: Modern TUI built with Textual for intuitive host selection
• NetBox Integration: Automatic host discovery from NetBox with configurable filters
• Ansible Integration: Support for Ansible YAML inventories with group filtering
• Static Host Lists: Define custom host lists directly in configuration
• Multiple Sources of Truth: Use NetBox, Ansible inventories, and static lists together or separately
• Multi-Provider Support: Configure multiple instances of the same provider type (e.g., multiple NetBox instances)
• Provider Identification: Each host includes source provider information in the UI
• Intelligent Caching: Local host caching for lightning-fast startup (configurable TTL)
• tmux Integration: Creates organized tmux sessions with panes or windows for each host
• Flexible Configuration: YAML-based configuration with automatic setup on first run
• XDG Compliance: Configuration stored in ~/.config/sshplex/ by default
• Multiple Layout Options: Support for tiled, horizontal, and vertical tmux layouts
• Broadcasting Support: Sync input across multiple SSH connections (optional)
• Rich Terminal Output: Beautiful, colored output with optional logging
• Host Filtering: Search and filter hosts in the TUI interface
• Group-based Filtering: Filter hosts by Ansible groups or NetBox roles/clusters
• SSH Key Authentication: Secure key-based authentication support
• Provider Fallback: Graceful handling when one SoT provider fails