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Show HN: ssh ssh.place

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Why This Matters

ssh.place introduces a collaborative, real-time drawing canvas accessible via SSH, allowing users worldwide to contribute without sign-up or installation. Its simplicity and reliance on SSH keys for access highlight a unique approach to decentralized, serverless collaboration. This innovation could inspire new ways of engaging communities through lightweight, accessible creative tools in the tech industry.

Key Takeaways

ssh . place One canvas. Everyone draws on it over SSH. No account, no install · 200×60 cells · one placement every 15s

Draw on it: ssh ssh.place Any SSH key works. There is nothing to sign up for.

How it works

Move the cursor with the arrow keys , wasd or hjkl

, or The canvas is wider than your terminal, so scroll to pan around. shift + ← / → jumps a whole screen.

to pan around. + / jumps a whole screen. Pick a color with 0 to 9 . tab cycles through all 16.

to . cycles through all 16. space puts down a solid block of that color

puts down a solid block of that color Now wait 15 seconds, same as everyone else

This canvas is color only. The server turns down anything with a character in it, so you cannot write text here. Draw something instead.

Your cooldown is tied to your SSH key, so reconnecting will not reset it. This page only reads the canvas. It changes over SSH and nowhere else.