⌨️ Web CLI Terminal

The Web CLI Terminal brings the full vpvm command-line experience directly into the dashboard — no SSH, no terminal app, no extra setup. It runs as a resizable panel anchored to the bottom of the page, so you can browse your VMs and run commands at the same time.

Opening the Terminal

Click the ⌨ CLI button in the top-right header bar to toggle the panel open or closed. You can also press the backtick key (`) from anywhere on the dashboard as a keyboard shortcut — press it again to hide the panel.

The panel loads the terminal engine on first open. Subsequent toggles are instant.

Resizing the Panel

Drag the thin handle at the very top edge of the panel up or down to adjust its height. The terminal automatically re-fits to the new size.

Using the Terminal

The terminal behaves like a standard command-line session:

Feature	Detail
Command history	Use ↑ / ↓ arrow keys to navigate previous commands
Cursor movement	Left / Right arrows, Home (Ctrl+A), End (Ctrl+E)
Delete / Backspace	Delete removes the character ahead; Backspace removes behind
Clear screen	Type clear, press Ctrl+L, or click the ⊘ button in the panel header
Scrollback	5 000 lines
Tab completion	Press Tab to auto-complete commands, VM names, template names, network names, and subcommands

Tab Completion

Press Tab at any point to complete the current word:

• Single match — the word is completed immediately with a trailing space.
• Multiple matches — the list of matches is printed and the longest common prefix is inserted. Press Tab again to cycle through each match one by one. Any other key (Enter, letter, arrow) accepts the current selection.
• No match — a bell sounds.

Completion is context-aware:

Position	What gets completed
First word	All available commands
After start, stop, pause, resume, restart, status, info, logs, …	VM names
After snapshot, snap	Subcommands: list create restore delete createvm update
After snapshot <sub>	VM names
After template, tpl	Subcommands: list create clone delete info createvm update config
After template create	VM names
After template clone, template delete, template info	Template names
After template config	Subcommands: info general cpu display sound input startup security schedule auto-snapshot rosetta restore-image boot-disk webhook disk network cd serial nbd
After template config info	Section names: general cpu display sound input startup security schedule auto-snapshot rosetta boot-disk restore-image
After template config info <section>	Template names
After template config <sub>	Template names
After template config disk	Subcommands: list add remove update resize relocate-recovery
After template config disk <sub>	Template names
After network, net	Subcommands: list info sources add update delete
After network info	Network names
After config	Subcommands: info general cpu display sound input startup security schedule auto-snapshot rosetta restore-image boot-disk webhook disk network cd serial nbd
After config info	Section names: general cpu display sound input startup security schedule auto-snapshot rosetta boot-disk restore-image
After config info <section>	VM names
After config <sub>	VM names
After config disk	Subcommands: list add remove update resize relocate-recovery
After config disk <sub>	VM names
After images, img	Subcommands: list browse get add remove cancel delete status
After balloon	Subcommands: info set
After balloon info, balloon set	VM names
After balloon set <vm>	--target

VM names, template names, and network names are fetched live from the server on every Tab press so completions are always current.

Available Commands

The Web CLI supports the full set of vpvm commands — VM control, snapshots, templates, configuration, networks, images, memory balloon, and more. Type help in the terminal to see a quick reference inline.

For the complete command reference including all flags, options, and examples, see the Command Line Interface documentation.

The Web CLI calls the same HTTP API endpoints used by the vpvm binary. All commands work the same way whether you are on the same Mac or connected remotely from another device.