From 38e70611c5838327e11854a5ef46ae4c24874705 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DuProcess <273172371+DuProcess@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:44:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify Dosh positioning --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 08b77d8..4b392de 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ # Dosh -Dosh is an encrypted remote terminal for fast reconnecting shells. +Dosh is an encrypted remote terminal for fast reconnecting shells. It is meant +to replace Mosh and day-to-day interactive SSH sessions. It runs a `dosh-server` on the remote machine and a `dosh` client locally. The first setup can use SSH. After that, Dosh can attach over encrypted UDP with @@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ changes, and forward TCP ports. - Windows: client only - UDP port: one configured server port, default `50000` -Dosh does not replace SCP, SFTP, X11 forwarding, or a Windows server. +Dosh is not an SCP/SFTP client and does not implement X11 forwarding. Windows +is client-only. ## Install