Mosh Official

– A remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo. It’s more robust than SSH for flaky networks.

The core innovation of Mosh is the .

| Feature | SSH | Mosh | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | TCP | UDP (after initial SSH bootstrapping) | | Latency Handling | High latency causes typing lag | Predictive echo provides instant typing | | Network Roaming | Session breaks on IP change | Session persists through IP changes | | Connection Drops | Session dies; must restart | Pauses and auto-reconnects | | Security | Mature, highly audited standard | Encrypted via AES-128 (OCB mode) | | Port Forwarding | Yes (Tunneling) | No (Not supported) | | Scrollback | Terminal emulator handles locally | Server sends screen state | – A remote terminal application that allows roaming,