Eternal Terminal
Remote terminal that survives network changes
Eternal Terminal is a remote shell tool that keeps your terminal session alive across IP roaming, network drops, and long idle periods. It feels like SSH but automatically reconnects.
Key features
- Persistent terminal sessions
- Survives IP roaming
- Automatic reconnection
- Native scrollback
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Active community (3.8k GitHub stars)
- Written in C++
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