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DumbTerm

A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled!

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A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled! 🚀

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

35/100 Low

Maintained
35last commit 378 days ago
Popular
48249 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked yesterday

GitHub stars
249
Open issues
0
Last commit
2025-09-25
Latest release
v1.2.0
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
stale

Checked today - source: GitHub (DumbWareio/DumbTerm)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 10 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

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Checked 7 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How do I securely expose DumbTerm to external users?

Put it behind a reverse proxy, an auth provider such as Authentik or Authelia, or Cloudflare tunnels with application access rules. You can also enable the numeric PIN protection.

How do I keep files after the container restarts?

Use the data directory to persist files between container restarts.

Can DumbTerm be used like an app on phones or desktops?

Yes, it has PWA support for mobile and desktop and a responsive design.

What common CLI tools are already included in the container?

It includes starship, nerdfonts, apt-utils, curl, wget, ssh, git, vim, nano, htop, net-tools, iputils-ping, traceroute, fontconfig, unzip, locales, python3, and others.

Can I run a simulated terminal for demos?

Yes, set DEMO_MODE=true to enable demo mode with a simulated terminal.

Answers sourced from github.com

Community

Collected 9 days ago - public community threads