Connect Linux and Windows environments, transfer files and more all in one - MobaXterm - sithum devops

Sithum Jayarathna
2 min readJan 30, 2019

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SSH to Linux and Remote connect to Windows, transfer files fast and almost all remote environment management features in one tool.

A long time ago, I was developing a tool that can do almost everything that I need to do with the servers. I deleted the whole project and started using MobaXterm recently.

Get it downloaded:
If you have choco use: choco install mobaxterm (read my story about choco)
Official website: mobaxterm.mobatek.net

Main features that I use in MobaXterm.

  • Whenever I ssh to a Linux server it shows the remote file browser in the sidebar. wow!
  • Whenever I connect to windows servers/desktops it instantly mounts local drives inside the remote computer virtually.
  • Connect to multiple Linux and Windows servers at once in tabs or in a split window.
  • Bookmark all servers, remember passwords, export and import.
  • Secure password management (pro feature).
  • Of course, you can browse AWS S3 buckets and manage files like damn.

Even more advanced features

  • Execute the same command in multiple servers
  • SSH tunneling
  • Run FTP, HTTP, NFS, VNC and Cron servers right from the tool
  • Network tools, etc

This has a limitation of 10 sessions and master password protection is disabled. If your purpose of using MobaXterm is to ssh multiple Linux servers, try my script as an alternate solution. Consider buying the pro version if you need them. Never go for cracks. Because the cracked tools have the ability to give your server access data to hackers.

Screenshots:

shows the file browser in the sidebar when ssh to linux
shell tools and network tools
instantly mount local drives inside the remote computer virtually
advanced features like ssh tunneling
connection types and servers available

It’s damn awesome right. Why you haven’t used this tool earlier? I had the same feeling when I was using MobaXterm for the first time. Cheers!

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Sithum Jayarathna

DevOps Life. Enjoying creative stuff on the ☁ cloud. Simple, loves 📡researching, 📲 IOT, 🎧 music and 🎮 games. www.sithum.net