How it works
Four taps from terminal to teammate
Connect to a host over SSH or Mosh in Pling.
Tap share on the session to create a link.
Send it. They open it in any browser and watch live.
End the share, or let it expire on its own.
The viewer renders the real terminal, colors and cursor included, and follows along as you work.
What you control
Yours to open, yours to lock down
Read-only by default
Guests watch but cannot type. Promote one to interactive when you want a hand, and revoke it at any time.
Password protection
Lock a share so a forwarded link on its own is not enough to get anyone in.
Automatic expiry
Every session has a lifetime. When it ends, the link goes dead. Nothing to clean up later.
Privacy
Nothing kept after the session ends
Good for pairing on a fix, walking a teammate through a deploy, showing logs to someone who is not on the box, or getting a second opinion on a flaky server without handing over credentials.
FAQ
Questions
Does someone need the Pling app to view a shared session?
No. A share link opens a live terminal viewer in any modern browser, with nothing to install and no account required.
Can guests type in my shared session?
Not by default. Guests join read-only and can only watch. You can promote a guest to interactive so they can type, and revoke that access at any time.
Is a shared SSH session private?
Shared sessions relay through our server. The data is transient and is not persisted after the session ends. You can also protect a session with a password and rely on automatic expiry.
How long does a share link stay active?
Every shared session expires automatically. Once it expires or you end it from the app, the link stops working and shows that the session is no longer available.