russh
v0.62.2 GrowingA client and server SSH library.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 7d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.8K crates depend on it)
- !Heavy dependency tree (83 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
688.9K downloads in the last 30 days (23.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
1.8K crates depend on russh. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
russh has only 1 owner despite 1.8K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 4+ years old, russh hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
83 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include testcontainers, russh-sftp, async-ssh2-tokio, gnostr, railwayapp. When high-quality crates choose russh, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["flate2", "aws-lc-rs", "rsa"]