# RootDeck — Secure SSH & SFTP Client

> Secure SSH & SFTP Client (iPhone/iPad app by Evgenii Lav.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rootdeck/id6794034566 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Evgenii Lav](https://appshunter.io/developer/1795969787)
- Category: Developer Tools, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English, Russian
- Released: 2026-08-15
- Data updated: 2026-09-30
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rootdeck/id6794034566/reviews.md

## What is RootDeck?

Manage your servers straight from your iPhone and iPad. RootDeck is a fast, secure SSH and SFTP client — a full terminal and file manager in your pocket.

Connect directly to your own servers — no RootDeck account, no cloud in between. Built for developers, sysadmins, and DevOps who need their infrastructure on the go.

Features:
• Interactive SSH terminal
• SFTP file browser and transfers
• Upload, download, copy, move, rename, and delete remote files
• Password and SSH key authentication
• Jump host support for reaching servers behind a bastion
• Host key verification to protect against MITM attacks
• Saved server profiles
• Face ID or Touch ID app lock
• Server availability monitoring
• Support for Linux, macOS, and Windows OpenSSH servers

Credentials are stored securely in Apple Keychain. SSH connections, commands, and transferred files go directly between your device and the servers you choose. RootDeck does not collect analytics and does not send your server data to the developer.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-25

RootDeck 1.1.0 adds a new Server tab, live logs, smarter terminal suggestions, and a more comfortable iPad experience.

NEW SERVER TAB
• Monitor CPU, memory, disks, network, and five-minute trends after connecting.
• Inspect and control systemd services on Linux, Windows services, and launchd agents on macOS.
• View service details and recent journal entries, and save logs to a file.
• Explore processes with owner, full command, parent, and working directory. Pause the list, group identical workers, and terminate processes safely.

LIVE LOGS
• Follow log files as the server writes them.
• Open logs from Files, services, or processes.
• Pause without losing lines, jump back to the latest entry, filter content, open or copy links, and save the visible output.
• Retry protected files as root when needed.

SMARTER TERMINAL
• Get inline command suggestions from session history, saved commands, and OS-specific built-in catalogs.
• The expanded catalog covers Git, systemd, Docker, Kubernetes, networking, DNS, HTTP, TLS, firewalls, SSH, macOS, and Windows commands.
• Suggestions understand sudo and compound commands after && or |.
• Accept with a tap or the right arrow; RootDeck never runs a suggested command automatically.
• Suggestions stay hidden in full-screen tools, during password entry, and while reviewing previous output.

ALSO IMPROVED
• Open or copy links from terminal output, including links split across lines, and view all detected links in one list.
• Larger text across iPad, while continuing to respect Dynamic Type.
• Better terminal contrast on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
• Fixed the terminal key bar after iPad rotation.
• Server availability checks now show live progress in the server list.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-18

No release notes.

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