PortPane guides

Step-by-step help for bringing the machines you already own into PortPane — from importing your SSH config to running your whole home lab from one menu bar.

Guide

Import your SSH config into PortPane

Bring the hosts from ~/.ssh/config into PortPane. Your aliases, keys, ProxyJump and port forwards keep working — nothing to retype.

Guide

Manage your home lab from a Mac

Keep your MacBook, Linux server, Raspberry Pi and Windows PC in one menu bar with Bonjour discovery, spaces and ⌘K quick connect.

First, turn on sharing. PortPane opens the connection; each machine has to accept it. The Setup section on the homepage shows how to enable Screen Sharing and Remote Login on a Mac, Remote Desktop on a Windows PC, and SSH or desktop sharing on Linux and Raspberry Pi.

PortPane guides

Import your SSH config into PortPane

Manage your home lab from a Mac

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