> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.gotempest.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers.md).

# Connect to Servers

- [SSH Client for Teleport, Cloudflare Access, AWS SSM, GCP IAP & Tailscale](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/ssh-client-for-teleport-cloudflare-access-aws-ssm-gcp-iap-and-tailscale.md): Tempest works with Teleport, Cloudflare Access, AWS SSM, GCP IAP, and Tailscale via OpenSSH cert auth and ProxyCommand wizards.
- [SSH Jump Host & Bastion Chaining](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/ssh-jump-host-bastion-chaining.md): Connect to private servers behind one or many SSH bastions with Tempest's recursive jump-host chaining — like OpenSSH ProxyJump, with a GUI.
- [SSH Port Forwarding — Local, Remote & Dynamic SOCKS5](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/ssh-port-forwarding.md): How to set up SSH port forwarding in Tempest — local (-L), remote (-R), and dynamic SOCKS5 (-D) forwards via a GUI with live status for each tunnel.
- [SSH Connection Multiplexing](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/ssh-connection-multiplexing.md): Tempest's SSH connection multiplexing reuses one authenticated connection across many sessions to the same host — instant new tabs, one MFA per host.
- [SSH Agent & X11 Forwarding](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/ssh-agent-x11-forwarding.md): Use SSH agent forwarding (1Password, ssh-agent, Pageant) and X11 forwarding in Tempest — keep keys local and run remote GUI apps on Mac/Win/Linux.
- [Launch Tempest from URLs and External Tools](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/launch-tempest-from-url.md): Launch Tempest from external tools, browsers, scripts, and bastion clients using Tempest deep links or SSH URLs on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- [Open Terminal Here — Folder Context Menu](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/open-terminal-here-folder-context-menu.md): Right-click any folder in Explorer, Finder, Dolphin, Nautilus, Nemo or Thunar and open a Tempest terminal there — on Windows, macOS and Linux.
- [Mosh (Mobile Shell) — Survive Flaky Connections](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/mosh-mobile-shell.md): Tempest has built-in Mosh (Mobile Shell) — survive flaky Wi-Fi, laptop sleep, and IP changes with the same UI as a normal SSH tab.
- [How to Connect to a Telnet Server](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/connect-to-telnet-servers.md): How to open a Telnet session to a router, switch, embedded device or legacy system in Tempest — saving the host, encoding, and what to use instead.
- [How to Open a Serial Console](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/serial-port-terminal.md): How to open a serial console in Tempest — picking the adapter, setting the baud rate, and connecting to Arduino, Raspberry Pi UART, ESP32 or a Cisco console cable.
- [How to Enable and Use RCON](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/rcon-game-server-admin.md): How to turn RCON on for Minecraft, ARK, Palworld, CS2, Rust and Factorio, and how BattlEye RCON differs for Arma 3 and DayZ — with the settings and ports for each.
- [How to Stream a Desktop with Moonlight & Sunshine](https://docs.gotempest.app/connect-to-servers/moonlight-sunshine-desktop-streaming.md): How to stream a desktop into Tempest over Moonlight — installing the component, pairing with a Sunshine host, the ports involved, and what the stream does and does not carry.