#1147262 ssh.tmate.io is down; sharing not possible?

Package:
tmate
Source:
tmate
Description:
terminal multiplexer with instant terminal sharing
Submitter:
Paul Gevers
Date:
2026-09-10 10:57:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1147262#5
Date:
2026-09-10 08:52:03 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

By default, tmate tries to connect to ssh.tmate.io. However, that site
seems down for some time now.

Is there an alternative? If not, maybe remove the code that does that
and update the description of tmate.

Paul

Output:
Tip: if you wish to use tmate only for remote access, run: tmate -F
                                                              [0/0]
To see the following messages again, run in a tmate session: tmate
show-messages
Press <q> or <ctrl-c> to continue
---------------------------------------------------------------------
ssh.tmate.io lookup failure. Retrying in 2 seconds (nodename nor
servname provided, or not known)
ssh.tmate.io lookup failure. Retrying in 2 seconds (nodename nor
servname provided, or not known)
#1147262#10
Date:
2026-09-10 10:54:23 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

It seems that upterm is the successor of tmate.

https://upterm.dev/

Paul