Getting Started
Install NetStacks, run your first session, and learn the core concepts behind the platform.
8 articles
Introduction
What NetStacks is, how Personal Mode and Enterprise Mode work, and whether you need just the Terminal or also the Controller.
Installation
Install the NetStacks Terminal on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and deploy the Controller with Docker Compose.
The Local Agent (Personal Mode)
How the bundled Rust sidecar runs SSH/Telnet/SFTP, the vault, AI, and SNMP locally over HTTPS with a token, stores everything in SQLite, and steps aside in Enterprise mode.
NetStacks for VS Code
Run NetStacks inside VS Code: SSH/Telnet terminals, NetBox topologies, an AI chat participant, vault unlock, and a 17-tool MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, and Continue.
Quick Start Guide
Connect to your first network device, run commands, ask the AI assistant, and save a session in NetStacks Terminal.
Integrations & API Resources
Understand the one building block behind every external connection in NetStacks — the API Resource — and how Integrations, Enrichment, and Quick Calls all build on top of it.
System Requirements
Hardware, software, network, and port requirements for running NetStacks Terminal and the Controller.
Source Code & Cryptography
The NetStacks Terminal and Local Agent are open source under Apache 2.0 today, along with the audited credential-vault cryptography.
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