Your first connection

Getting connected takes under a minute.

1. Open a new session — the terminal icon in the activity rail, or ⌘/Ctrl+K → New session.
2. Pick SSH, enter the host and username, and choose an auth method: a password, a key file, or a saved credential.
3. On first connect to a new host, TermZ asks you to trust its host key — the trust-on-first-use prompt. Confirm the fingerprint, accept, and you’re in. See Host-key pinning for how this protects later connections.
4. Save the session so it’s one click next time — see Create a session.

Tip

You can connect without saving anything, but saving the session (and its credential) makes reconnecting a single click from the sidebar or the command bar.