# Install tty-share with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix Terminal sharing over the Internet. Version 2.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tty-share ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tty-share ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add tty-share ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tty-share from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install tty-share ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: tty-share from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#tty-share ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/tty-share/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tty-share - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.4.1 - **Source summary:** Terminal sharing over the Internet - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - tty-share (cli) - tty-share (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.4.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/elisescu/tty-share - Upstream latest detected: v2.4.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage tty-share is a Go terminal-sharing tool for exposing a Linux or macOS terminal session to another person over the Internet, with the remote participant joining from a browser or another terminal. Its niche is low-friction remote terminal collaboration: one static binary on the host side, browser access on the guest side, and an optional public proxy or self-hosted proxy path. ### Project history The official README describes tty-share as a simple tool written in Go that builds to a static cross-platform binary with no dependencies and can run even on Raspberry Pi. It connects through a proxy server for public Internet sessions, with an instance running at tty-share.com and the option to run one's own server. The project positions itself against heavier collaboration tools. Its README credits xterm.js for browser terminal rendering, gotty and tmate as inspiration, and discusses Visual Studio Code Live Share and tmate as similar solutions with different setup and dependency tradeoffs. ### Adoption history The README documents Docker, Homebrew, binary releases, and Repology as install/distribution paths. The supplied package facts add Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix, showing adoption as a small networking/collaboration command rather than a platform-specific app. The project website markets the same adoption story in simpler terms: share a terminal with no tool on the remote side, source code on GitHub, one binary locally, and encrypted communication. ### How it is used A host can run `tty-share --public` to create a public session URL plus a local URL, then share the URL with a participant. Participants can join in a browser or by running `tty-share `. The README also documents read-only sessions, local-network sharing, public proxy sharing, running a custom proxy, Docker trial usage, and SSH-like TCP port forwarding with `-L`. ### Why package nerds care tty-share is interesting to package maintainers because it compresses a collaboration workflow into one Go binary, avoiding browser extensions, editor accounts, or a full SSH/tmate setup for the guest. It also represents a common CLI packaging pattern of the late 2010s and 2020s: static Go network tools that package cleanly, run on small ARM machines, and expose a web UI through embedded assets. ### Timeline - 2022: Project website copyright line identifies the public tty-share site era. - Undated: README documents Homebrew, Docker, binary releases, public proxy sessions, and self-hosted proxy support. - 2025: GitHub repository page lists v2.4.1 as the latest release on January 12, 2025. ### Related projects - xterm.js is used for the browser receiver. - gotty and tmate are credited as inspiration and motivation. - Visual Studio Code Live Share and tmate are discussed as comparable collaboration approaches. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tty-share - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - tty-share - 2.4.0+ds-2+b12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: tty-share from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Terminal sharing over the Internet | https://tty-share.com - Nix - tty-share: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tt/tty-share/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - tty-share - 2.4.0+ds-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: tty-share from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Terminal sharing over the Internet | https://tty-share.com - apk - tty-share - 2.4.0-r28: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tty-share from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Share your terminal over the Internet | https://tty-share.com/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ttyd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ttyd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal, terminal-sharing, web-terminal. - [shellinabox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shellinabox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal, web-terminal. - [chawan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chawan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [felinks](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/felinks/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [links](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/links/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [mapscii](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mapscii/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [mosh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mosh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [putty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/putty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [upterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/upterm/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, networking, remote, sharing, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tty-share.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tty-share.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph