Web Terminal

Full SSH-like terminal in the browser at /terminal (xterm.js), backed by a privileged host session.

Security

• Double auth: your session JWT is not enough. Opening the root shell and running host actions require your account password again (step-up)
• Cancel aborts — if you dismiss the password prompt, the action does not continue
• Treat the terminal as root access to the VPS; restrict who can log into the panel

Features

• Interactive bash PTY with tab completion and history
• Root access to the host via Docker privileged mode
• Host strip above the shell: update packages, upgrade Docklift, reset stack, reboot, and related ops as plain-text actions
• Upgrade / update dialogs: confirm before start (panel may go offline; target version shown); password; then a wait dialog with refresh timing (Esc/overlay locked until the countdown ends)
• Full-screen mode
• Light and dark shell colors follow the panel theme
• Clipboard: select to copy; Ctrl+C copy/interrupt; Ctrl+V paste
• Common tools available in the environment (for example htop, docker, git, nano)

Common commands

# List running containers
docker ps

# View container logs
docker logs <container_id>

# Live resource usage
docker stats

# System process monitor
htop

Docklift platform containers use names like docklift-backend. User apps use dl_<slug>_<id>_<service>.

docker ps --filter name=docklift --filter name=dl_

When to use the terminal vs the UI

Task	Prefer
Deploy / redeploy / domains	Dashboard
Live build logs	Project deployments
Host package updates / reboot	Terminal host strip (with password)
Ad-hoc debugging	Terminal
Password reset	SSH + reset script — not from the web UI alone