Introducing In-Browser Secure Shell (SSH): The Fastest Way to Access Your Cluster Nodes

Rescale has introduced a new In-Browser SSH feature on its platform, allowing users to connect to running Linux compute clusters via SSH directly from the browser. This feature is accessible even without pre-configured SSH public keys, although setting them up is recommended for greater flexibility. Users can launch SSH sessions either within the platform or in a separate browser window, with ANSI color support and connection links available for each node in multi-node clusters. However, SSH tabs will only remain active while in the Job Status view, and switching views will close the sessions unless launched in a new browser window or tab. The SSH terminal operates in text mode using an HTML canvas, requiring an intermediate clipboard for copy-pasting, and does not support X11 forwarding. The feature is exclusive to job owners, as shared access does not extend SSH privileges to recipients.