macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install psshlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install psshMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/pssh/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 2739
Install pssh with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools. Version 2.3.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pssh.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add psshAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pssh · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install psshDebian stable package indexes · pssh · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install psshFedora Rawhide package metadata · pssh · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#psshnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ps/pssh/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install psshopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pssh · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pnuke
- prsync
- pslurp
- pssh
- pssh-askpass
history
Project history and usage
PSSH, or Parallel SSH, is a suite for running SSH-based commands and file operations concurrently across multiple hosts.
Project history
PSSH originated as a Python collection of parallel versions of OpenSSH tools. The official README credits Brent N. Chun as the original author and maintainer and records that maintenance passed to Andrew McNabb in October 2009.
After the original Google Code site closed, lilydjwg exported the project to GitHub and maintained a Python 3-compatible fork. The suite retains pssh, pscp, prsync, pnuke, and pslurp, along with the reusable psshlib library.
Adoption history
PSSH became a lightweight option for administrators needing fan-out execution without a full configuration-management platform. The supplied package metadata records packaging across Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine Linux, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE.
How it is used
Administrators provide hosts directly or through a host file, choose concurrency and timeout settings, and execute one command across the group. Separate commands handle parallel copying, rsync-style synchronization, process termination, and retrieval of remote files.
PSSH delegates SSH behavior through command-line options and the underlying SSH tooling; its documentation does not define a dedicated persistent configuration or credentials file.
Why package nerds care
PSSH occupies the practical space between a shell loop and a fleet-management system. Its suite parallelizes familiar SSH and file-transfer operations without requiring an agent on remote hosts.
Timeline
- 2009-10: Maintenance passed from Brent N. Chun to Andrew McNabb.
- After Google Code's closure: lilydjwg exported the project to GitHub.
- Python 3 era: The maintained fork carried the established command suite forward.
Related projects
- OpenSSH provides the underlying remote-login and file-transfer model.
- The package's companion commands cover parallel copying, synchronization, process termination, and collection of remote files.
Sources
- Official manual pages: https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh/tree/master/man/man1
- Official project README: https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh#readme
- OpenSSH manuals: https://www.openssh.com/manual.html
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:ssh,sync
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pnuke | cli | global executable | |
prsync | cli | global executable | |
pslurp | cli | global executable | |
pssh | cli | global executable | |
pssh-askpass | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.3.6
manager updated2026-10-12
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.3.6
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pssh |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pssh |
| Homepage | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh |
| Repository | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.6.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-12T00:54:50Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | python@3.15 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pssh |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Conflicts With |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
pssh 2.3.5-2
Parallel versions of SSH-based tools
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo apt install pssh- Section: net
- Architecture: all
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
Debian apt95%
python3-psshlib 2.3.5-2
Parallel versions of SSH-based tools (library)
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo apt install python3-psshlib- Section: python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: pssh
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
Nix95%
pssh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pssh- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
Ubuntu apt95%
pssh 2.3.5-2
Parallel versions of SSH-based tools
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo apt install pssh- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: all
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-psshlib 2.3.5-2
Parallel versions of SSH-based tools (library)
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo apt install python3-psshlib- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: pssh
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
apk95%
pssh 2.3.5-r3
PSSH provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools: pssh, pscp, prsync, pnuke, and pslurp
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo apk add pssh- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pssh
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
apk95%
pssh-pyc 2.3.5-r3
Precompiled Python bytecode for pssh
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo apk add pssh-pyc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pssh
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
dnf95%
pssh 2.3.6-4.fc45
Parallel SSH tools
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo dnf install pssh- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pssh
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
zypper95%
pssh 2.3.4+git10.d4909c9-5.3
Parallel SSH to control large numbers of Machines simultaneously
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo zypper install pssh- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Clustering/Computing
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pssh
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
zypper95%
python-pssh 2.3.4+git10.d4909c9-5.3
Python Module for Parallel SSH
https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
sudo zypper install python-pssh- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Development/Libraries/Python
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: pssh
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
MacPorts95%
pssh
sudo port install pssh- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pssh
source trail
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