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- 4. Watch it
4. Watch it
Watch sync, peers, disk and logs.
How you got here: Desktop app What a box needs 1. Create the controller key 2. Pair a box
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Install 1
- Desktop app
Download the desktop app for your OS and open it.
The macOS zip holds Jumpgate.app and Jumpgate Terminal.app; Windows has jumpgate-tray.exe and jumpgate.exe; Linux has install.sh. Every download carries both Linux agents.
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Illustration from the jumpgate.app demo, with made-up boxes; not a screenshot of the app.
Getting started 3
- What a box needs
A Debian or Ubuntu box with systemd, reachable as root over SSH.
Setup needs root (or passwordless sudo with --sudo) and checks Linux, systemd and disk first. The node itself runs as an unprivileged account.
- 1. Create the controller key
Create the key that signs every command to your boxes.
jumpgate keys init stores it in the Keychain, Credential Manager, Secret Service, 1Password or an owner-only file. It never leaves your computer.
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The TUI, from its test snapshot; empty rows removed. - 2. Pair a box
Install the agent on a box and confirm its host key.
You confirmed the box's fingerprint, and jumpgate installed jumpgate-agent.service and a restricted tunnel user. The box now takes only signed commands.
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The TUI, from its test snapshot; empty rows removed.

jumpgate status box-a
jumpgate logs box-a -n 200
Or open the desktop app, or run jumpgate in a terminal for the TUI.