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Quick Start

This guide walks you through your first session with webgate.

1. Login

Open http://localhost:8443 and login with the default credentials:

  • Username: admin
  • Password: admin

Login

2. Change Password

On first login, you'll be prompted to set a new password. This is mandatory.

3. Add a Server

Click New Server in the top bar and fill in:

  • Name: a friendly name (e.g., prod-web-01)
  • Hostname: IP or hostname
  • Port: SSH port (default 22)
  • Username: SSH user
  • Auth: password or private key
  • Group: category for access control (e.g., production)

Click Add Server.

4. Connect

From the Site Manager, click:

  • SSH -- opens a terminal tab
  • SFTP -- opens a file browser tab
  • Split -- opens both side by side

Site Manager

5. SSH Terminal

Full terminal in your browser. Supports copy/paste, resize, and multiple tabs.

Terminal

6. Browse Files

Navigate directories, upload/download files, edit text files with CodeMirror, preview PDFs and images.

SFTP

7. Create Users

Click Users to create team members and assign them server groups:

  • Admin creates users with allowed groups
  • Users only see servers in their assigned groups
  • Users can SSH and SFTP but cannot add/edit/delete servers

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