Quick connect

Open an SSH terminal to any address without adding it to a vault first. It's handy for a one-off server, or for testing credentials before you save them.

How to use it

1. Press ⌘⇧N (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+N (Windows, Linux) from anywhere, or click Connect to a host on Home.
2. Type the Host or IP. You can paste user@host or user@host:port, as from an ssh command, and the username and port are filled in for you.
3. Set the Port (22 by default) and Username.
4. Pick Authentication: Password, Private key or Certificate. For keys, paste the key or use Load from file…, and add the Passphrase if it has one.
5. Click Connect.

Save it, or don't

By default nothing is stored: the credentials are forgotten when the tab closes.

To keep the host, tick Save this host to a vault, choose a Vault and optionally a Label, then click Save & connect. The host and its credentials are stored encrypted in that vault, and the terminal opens there. If the vault is locked, you're asked to unlock it first.

If you have no vaults yet, the dialog says so. Create a vault first to save hosts.

Good to know

• You still confirm the server's fingerprint the first time. See Known hosts & fingerprints.
• Quick connect doesn't offer SSH agent, jump chains or environment variables. For those, save the host and edit it. See Hosts & groups.
• The Home page's search box also offers Connect to a host as an action.
• Type rdp://host (or rdp://user@host:port) for a Windows computer. The dialog switches to Remote Desktop and asks for the password and, optionally, the domain. Remote Desktop hosts are always saved to a vault. See Remote Desktop (RDP).