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- Create terminal package with WebSocket-based shell handler - Add terminal page with mobile-friendly UI (responsive CSS) - Register terminal routes in main.go (admin-only access) - Add terminal navigation entry in sidebar - Add terminal icon - Add unit tests for terminal package Co-authored-by: asim <17530+asim@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Add mobile friendly web based terminal implementation
Add web-based terminal with WebSocket shell access
Feb 9, 2026
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Web-based terminal for admin users, accessible at
/terminal. Spawns a real shell process over WebSocket with bidirectional I/O.Changes
terminal/terminal.go— New package: HTTP handler (admin-only viaauth.RequireAdmin), WebSocket handler bridging stdin/stdout/stderr to a bash process, embedded HTML/CSS/JS templateterminal/terminal_test.go— Unit tests for shell detection, rendering, responsive stylesmain.go— Route registration (/terminal,/terminal/ws), auth config, logging exclusionapp/app.go— Terminal link added to nav sidebarapp/html/terminal.png— Nav iconFrontend
Mobile-friendly dark terminal UI with command history (↑/↓), auto-scroll, color-coded output (blue commands, red errors), click-to-focus. Responsive down to 600px.
Security
Both the page handler and WebSocket endpoint require admin auth. No new dependencies — reuses existing
gorilla/websocket. CodeQL clean.Warning
Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)
I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
api.coinbase.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)arb1.arbitrum.io/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :9090 --de�� _.a --debug-prefix-m-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -I ernal/telemetry -I ux_amd64/vet -W 7RiLWObj0 .cfg ux_amd64/vet . --gdwarf2 --64 ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :9090 8224�� C3aMQqfn5 ache/go/1.24.12/x64/src/crypto/i-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -g" /tmp/go-build149--norc -I ux_amd64/vet -o elemetry.io/otel@v1.36.0/attribu-p .cfg x64/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet ache/go/1.24.12/bash vendor/golang.or--norc -lang=go1.24 x64/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet(dns block)eth.llamarpc.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :9090 --de�� _.a --debug-prefix-m-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -I ernal/telemetry -I ux_amd64/vet -W 7RiLWObj0 .cfg ux_amd64/vet . --gdwarf2 --64 ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :9090 8224�� C3aMQqfn5 ache/go/1.24.12/x64/src/crypto/i-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -g" /tmp/go-build149--norc -I ux_amd64/vet -o elemetry.io/otel@v1.36.0/attribu-p .cfg x64/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet ache/go/1.24.12/bash vendor/golang.or--norc -lang=go1.24 x64/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet(dns block)feeds.bbci.co.uk/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)feeds.publicradio.org/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)mainnet.base.org/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :9090 --de�� _.a --debug-prefix-m-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -I ernal/telemetry -I ux_amd64/vet -W 7RiLWObj0 .cfg ux_amd64/vet . --gdwarf2 --64 ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :9090 8224�� C3aMQqfn5 ache/go/1.24.12/x64/src/crypto/i-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -g" /tmp/go-build149--norc -I ux_amd64/vet -o elemetry.io/otel@v1.36.0/attribu-p .cfg x64/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet ache/go/1.24.12/bash vendor/golang.or--norc -lang=go1.24 x64/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet(dns block)mainnet.optimism.io/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :9090 --de�� _.a --debug-prefix-m-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -I ernal/telemetry -I ux_amd64/vet -W 7RiLWObj0 .cfg ux_amd64/vet . --gdwarf2 --64 ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :9090 8224�� C3aMQqfn5 ache/go/1.24.12/x64/src/crypto/i-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -g" /tmp/go-build149--norc -I ux_amd64/vet -o elemetry.io/otel@v1.36.0/attribu-p .cfg x64/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet ache/go/1.24.12/bash vendor/golang.or--norc -lang=go1.24 x64/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet(dns block)metadata.google.internal/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)news.ycombinator.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)reminder.dev/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)rss.art19.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)rss.wbur.org/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)search.cnbc.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)techcrunch.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)www.aljazeera.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)www.coindesk.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)www.theguardian.com/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 -o _.a 49822450/b115//_-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p nal 822450/b115/ ux_amd64/vet -I 0/secure/bidirul-errorsas 0/secure/bidirul-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet 822450/b115/ --64(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 /tmp/go-build528506379/b538/vet.cfg /trace/events.go-errorsas /trace/histogram-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p path/filepath -lang=go1.24 ux_amd64/vet o_.o�� /sdk@v1.1.0/inte--log-target /sdk@v1.1.0/intejournal-or-kmsg ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 822450/b182/ -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)/tmp/mu-server /tmp/mu-server --serve --address :8080 8224�� 1.73.0/internal/-errorsas 1.73.0/internal/-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet -p golang.org/x/cry--norc -lang=go1.23 ux_amd64/vet bis .243.0/transport/http/dial.go om/modern-go/reflect2@v1.0.2/rel-ifaceassert ux_amd64/vet --gdwarf-5 balancerload -o ux_amd64/vet(dns block)If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:
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