Download Tela Client
tela is a small, zero-install binary. Download it, run it, connect.
⬇ Download for Windows
tela connect -hub <hub-url> -machine <name>
CLI Quick Reference
tela connect -hub <hub-url> -machine <name> # tunnel & connect
tela machines -hub <hub-url> # list machines
tela status -hub <hub-url> # hub status summary
About Tela
Tela (Filipino: fabric) is a FOSS connectivity fabric that provides outbound-only
WireGuard tunnels for TCP services (SSH, RDP, HTTP, etc.) — no admin privileges
or TUN devices required on either end.
github.com/paulmooreparks/tela
Glossary
- Hub
- The central relay that pairs agents with clients. This page is the hub console.
- Hub Console
- The web interface for a hub (what you're looking at).
- Agent / telad
- Long-lived daemon on a managed machine that registers with the hub and exposes services.
- Client / tela
- Short-lived binary on your laptop that connects through the hub to an agent.
- Machine
- A named resource registered by an agent (e.g. "barn").
- Service
- A TCP endpoint exposed through a machine (e.g. SSH on port 22, RDP on port 3389).
- Session
- An active encrypted tunnel between a client and an agent, brokered by the hub.