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OVHcloud Cloud Shell
OVHcloud proposes a Cloud Shell, a ready-to-use terminal in the cloud, making it easier, faster, and safer for users to manage their resources in a terminal interface without worrying about local setup.
What is a OVHcloud Cloud Shell?
A Cloud Shell is a browser-based command-line environment provided by OVHcloud. It gives users pre-authenticated access to manage cloud resources directly inside OVHcloud control panel without needing to install or configure tools on their local machines.
OVHcloud Cloud Shell provides a :
terminal interface accessible directly in the control panel.
integrated authentication — users are already authenticated with their Customer Panel access and get instant access to their resources.
What are the benefits for the users?
No Local Setup Required
No need to install SDKs, CLI tools, or dependencies on your own computer.
Useful for quick troubleshooting, demos, or temporary access.
Secure & Managed Environment
You can use automatically your current access.
Integrated with Cloud Services
You can directly manage OVHcloud resources (Baremetal, VPS, VMs, storage, networking, containers, etc...).
Accessible Anywhere
Since it’s web-based, you can log in from any device with internet access.
In the future, OVHcloud CloudShell might also offer some product features in preview, before their integration in the OVHcloud customer control panel.
Comments
Seems like basically just an alternative to VNC console that's text based yea? Some other big cloud providers had this for a decade.
Oracle has this. In Oracle's case it somewhat streamlines access as the shell is being run from within their network so it is easier to configure (or bypass) security. On the other hand, I don't see much of a benefit besides a (safer) rescue system. My biggest issue with most rescue systems is that they are world-accessible and expose you to risk while active, they listen on default SSH ports, probably allow root login, aren't security hardened at all, etc. A "cloud shell" feels like a safter rescue mode. But it makes me worry about evil maid attacks even more.
In the case of the OCI shell, it is truly a rescue mode. It wipes your home directory if you don't use it often, so you don't get any keys or special tooling to persist. And configuring a new cloud shell just feels awkward.