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by integralid 167 days ago
"ssh exe.dev" is exactly the Linux command you would use to connect there via ssh. And it's stylized like command prompt.
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The question wasn't "how to ssh into a server", it was "how did you figure out what it it from looking at the website"
Because it literally tells you what to do
"exe.dev is a subscription service that gives you virtual machines, with persistent disks, quickly and without fuss."

scroll down and hit the "about" link. I do agree though the landing page could be more resourceful.

I'm not going to SSH to a random server.

That's my point, the home/landing page tells you nothing other than "try to ssh into this van"
All a malicious website has to do to be convincing is to have a more conventional landing page then?

The disk and sudo mentioned are good enough clues, then you have the about.

Where did I say that, that wasn't a topic I just commented on the *entirety* of the content on the landing page.

> The disk and sudo mentioned are good enough clues

I mean, you do you and let's agree to disagree about a good landing page UX.

tbh maybe this service doesn't want you as a customer if you can't figure this out. it seems like you'd be an above-average support burden
> I'm not going to SSH to a random server.

Opening a random website likely exposes you to more risk.

Likely? Definitely.
How to ssh into a server isn’t a question, it’s a command.
Being pedantic, I meant statement not command.
Except it doesn't trigger the keyboard on my phone and I can't interact with it.
It's not interactive. It's just an extremely brief brochure for the actual service, which is available via SSH. All the useful copy is under the About link at the bottom, which is so light as to fail WCAG contrast standards.
Ah, that makes sense, thank you!