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VM Explorer
Lightweight self-hosted web control plane for Linux VMs
I'm a solo developer and excited to share VM Explorer with you.
It all started with the most basic frustration—moving files in and out of my remote Linux VMs. I was constantly running ad-hoc Python HTTP servers just to download and upload files because I hate juggling SFTP and scp. But I still had to SSH in separately to tail logs, restart services, and check disk usage. I thought: why not have one clean, single place for all of this?
That’s how VM Explorer was born: a lightweight, self-hosted web control plane for managing Linux servers from any browser or phone without terminal headaches.
Key features:
• Full File Manager: Drag-and-drop uploads, instant downloads, file editor, and direct HTTPS transfers.
• Split Web Terminal: Up to 4 active PTY terminal splits running concurrently.
• Process & Network Monitoring: Real-time resource usage and per-process network bandwidth stats.
• 100% Free Solo Tier: No registration, no payments, no license keys, and no telemetry.
You can test drive the full interface without installing anything via the live interactive demo on our site:
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About VM Explorer on Product Hunt
“Lightweight self-hosted web control plane for Linux VMs”
VM Explorer was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #90 on the daily leaderboard. Fast, self-hosted remote Linux VM explorer with sub-second telemetry, native ANSI PTY terminal, and unattended background HTTPS cross-VM transfers.
VM Explorer was featured in Linux (7.8k followers), Web App (124.3k followers), Developer Tools (521.5k followers) and Google Cloud Run (5 followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 129.3k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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dev drav
Hi Product Hunt!
I'm a solo developer and excited to share VM Explorer with you.
It all started with the most basic frustration—moving files in and out of my remote Linux VMs. I was constantly running ad-hoc Python HTTP servers just to download and upload files because I hate juggling SFTP and scp. But I still had to SSH in separately to tail logs, restart services, and check disk usage. I thought: why not have one clean, single place for all of this?
That’s how VM Explorer was born: a lightweight, self-hosted web control plane for managing Linux servers from any browser or phone without terminal headaches.
Key features:
• Full File Manager: Drag-and-drop uploads, instant downloads, file editor, and direct HTTPS transfers.
• Split Web Terminal: Up to 4 active PTY terminal splits running concurrently.
• Process & Network Monitoring: Real-time resource usage and per-process network bandwidth stats.
• 100% Free Solo Tier: No registration, no payments, no license keys, and no telemetry.
You can test drive the full interface without installing anything via the live interactive demo on our site:
https://vm-explorer.com
I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and any features you'd like to see next!