--- title: SSH server for clusters and teams | daily.dev description: Teleport, an open source SSH server built by the Gravity team, has been announced as a modern, OpenSSH-compatible access layer for managing distributed server... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ssh-server-for-clusters-and-teams-48kbdaoyl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SSH server for clusters and teams | daily.dev og:description: Teleport, an open source SSH server built by the Gravity team, has been announced as a modern, OpenSSH-compatible access layer for managing distributed server... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ssh-server-for-clusters-and-teams-48kbdaoyl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/48kbDaoyL.png og:image:alt: SSH server for clusters and teams og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SSH server for clusters and teams **[Teleport](https://daily.dev/sources/teleport)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Teleport, an open source SSH server built by the Gravity team, has been announced as a modern, OpenSSH-compatible access layer for managing distributed server clusters. It adds two-factor authentication, short-lived certificates, dynamic service labeling, multi-user terminal sessions, session recording/playback, mandatory auditing, and a web UI on top of traditional SSH. The project is not yet production-ready and is undergoing a security review, with the team inviting community feedback via GitHub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Teleport and how does it differ from regular OpenSSH? Teleport is an open source SSH server designed as an access layer for managing distributed clusters of servers across teams. It stays compatible with OpenSSH for minimal workflow disruption while adding two-factor authentication, short-lived certificates, dynamic service labeling, multi-user terminal sessions, session recording and playback, mandatory event auditing, and a web-based UI alongside the CLI. _Track how access-control tools like Teleport evolve toward production readiness on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Stop managing SSH keys on every server and switch to Teleport](https://daily.dev/posts/stop-managing-ssh-keys-on-every-server-and-switch-to-teleport-zoja48gov) · All Things Open · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#ssh](https://daily.dev/tags/ssh) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ssh-server-for-clusters-and-teams-48kbdaoyl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"SSH server for clusters and teams","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ssh-server-for-clusters-and-teams-48kbdaoyl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ssh-server-for-clusters-and-teams-48kbdaoyl"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:23:30.639Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:52:22.967Z","description":"Teleport, an open source SSH server built by the Gravity team, has been announced as a modern, OpenSSH-compatible access layer for managing distributed server...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--1KxV4ohY--/f_auto/v1722860400/public/Placeholder%2007","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--1KxV4ohY--/f_auto/v1722860400/public/Placeholder%2007","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Teleport","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Teleport","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--Dw-Bbw6O--/c_limit,w_256/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487494/logos/teleport?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/teleport"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ssh-server-for-clusters-and-teams-48kbdaoyl","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,authentication,ssh","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teleport","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/teleport"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"SSH server for clusters and teams"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ssh-server-for-clusters-and-teams-48kbdaoyl#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Teleport and how does it differ from regular OpenSSH?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Teleport is an open source SSH server designed as an access layer for managing distributed clusters of servers across teams. 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