Warpgate
Open-source clientless bastion for SSH, HTTPS, RDP, VNC, Kubernetes and databases
Reviewed by the CyberSecTool editorial team against the public sources cited below · Last reviewed August 2026 · How we review listings
What is Warpgate?
Warpgate is a self-hosted bastion and privileged access gateway that proxies SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL, RDP and VNC connections to internal targets. Users connect with their normal clients or through a browser-based terminal and desktop client, so no agent or SSH wrapper is installed on the client side. It ships as a single binary or a Docker image, keeps state in a database, and provides an admin web UI for managing targets, users, roles and session replay. RDP and VNC target support arrived in v0.27.0, published on 1 August 2026.
- ✓ Apache-2.0 licensed with no paid tier; the GitHub repository records 7,446 stars, 323 forks and releases through v0.27.2 on 3 August 2026, which indicates ongoing maintenance
- ✓ No client-side software is required: an independent setup guide states it forwards connections straight to the target rather than acting as a jump host
- ✓ One gateway covers interactive shells, Kubernetes, databases and, since v0.27.0, recorded RDP and VNC desktop sessions
- ✓ Deploys as a single binary or Docker image, with clustering and S3 recording storage documented for multi-node setups
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Quick Info
| Pricing | |
| Model | Free and open source |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Cloud | No |
| Self-Hosted | Yes |
| Open Source | Yes |
Last updated: Aug 3, 2026