What is XPipe?
XPipe is a modern multi-connection manager that supports RDP, SSH, and VNC. In addition to SFTP and file management plus Hyper-V, KVM, VMWare Player/Workstation/Fusion,and Proxmox integrations.
Key Features
Proxmox Integration
VM Management
Having the ability to quickly and easy manage VM state without having to login to a admin dashboard come in suprisingly handy when developing a new service or prepping for a new deployment or just being able to restart a hung production VM from a app you likely already have open as a system administrator can save valuable moments when there could be a potential mass outage.
Console
Having both the ability to SSH into a virtual machine as well as connect to both the VNC and Serial Console when troubleshooting is a feature not often seen in connection managers and again can be invaluable when troubleshooting a issue with a virtual machine
Docker Inteagtion
The abilitiy to not only view but conenct to, find open ports, run scritps, browese files, and control the container independent of of the host machine is at first a unual feature to include but in practice when testing or developing new containers can be invaluable to have quick and easy access to these features.
Git Sync
The ability to securely and easily sync your config in a modern geo-diverse manner is second to none. the git sync feature allows you to sync your config to any git repo using a variety of authentication methods to allow you to keep the repo private and secure
Tailscale Integration
The ability to easily integrate with your Tailnet will allow you to reduce the amount of time setting up individual hosts as once the tailscale agent is installed they will simply appear in XPipe
Why Do I Like it?
Aside from the key features I have already meantioned honestly its mostly the fact that it uses modern Windows apps for its integrations such as Windows Terminal instead of the extrememly outdated conhost commandline most connection managers favor. Honestly as best I can tell XPipe is developed by a team that has had to perform common system administrations tasks for a long time and got tired of most connection software honestly just sucking.
Licensing
There is a free Community edition that for most casual users will likely fit the bil but for a small amount per year you can get additional features and functionality. You can find full pricing info here
