CloudShell

A built-in terminal inside the WAYSCloud console. Manage every service from the command line without leaving your browser.

What it is

CloudShell is embedded in the admin console at console.wayscloud.net. It gives you a command-line interface to the entire platform — VPS, DNS, databases, storage, AI, SMS, IoT, and more.

Every cloud command translates to real API calls against your account, with full audit logging and secret redaction.

How to open it

• Keyboard shortcut: Press Cmd + K (Mac) or Ctrl + K (Windows/Linux)
• Header icon: Click the terminal icon in the console header

CloudShell opens as an overlay inside the console. Your dashboard session authenticates you automatically.

When to use

• Quick resource management without navigating dashboard pages
• Checking status across multiple services at once
• Performing bulk operations
• Exploring available resources interactively

When NOT to use:

• Automation pipelines — use the REST API or Terraform
• Heavy file transfers — use Object Storage or SCP
• Long-running processes — SSH directly into your VPS

Available commands

CloudShell covers the full platform. Run cloud help for the complete command list, or cloud help <service> for service-specific commands.

Command	Service	What you can do
cloud vps	Virtual Servers	List, create, start, stop, reboot, delete, view console, get credentials
cloud dns	DNS	Create zones, add/update/delete records, list zones
cloud db	Databases	Create, list, view details, delete databases
cloud storage	Object Storage	Create buckets, list objects, manage keys, browse with --prefix
cloud app	App Platform	List apps, deploy, view logs, scale instances
cloud llm	LLM API	Chat, list models, view usage
cloud gpu	GPU Studio	Generate images, check job status
cloud sms	SMS	Send messages, view history
cloud verify	Verify	Check status, view sessions
cloud iot	IoT Platform	List devices, view telemetry
cloud dns-shield	DNS Shield	View threats, manage rules
cloud threat-shield	Threat Shield	View detections, manage feeds
cloud ip-intel	IP Intelligence	Query IP addresses
cloud globalsim	GlobalSIM	Manage SIM cards
cloud redis	Redis	List instances, view status
cloud drive	Drive	View libraries, usage
cloud domain	Domains	Register, manage domains
cloud hosting	Hosting	Manage web hosting
cloud account	Account	API keys, SSH keys, profile, services
cloud invoices	Billing	View invoices, payment history
cloud regions	Regions	List available regions
cloud status	System	Platform health status
cloud help	General	Full command reference
cloud history	General	Previous commands

Aliases: Common shortcuts are built in — server and vm map to cloud vps, bucket maps to cloud storage, db maps to cloud db, zone maps to cloud dns, chat maps to cloud llm chat.

Example session

cloudshell> cloud vps list
┌─────────────┬──────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│ ID          │ Name             │ IP            │ Status  │
├─────────────┼──────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ vps-abc123  │ Web Server       │ 203.0.113.42  │ running │
└─────────────┴──────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

cloudshell> cloud dns zones list
  example.com     14 records    active
  myapp.io         3 records    active

cloudshell> cloud db list
  prod_db     postgresql    standard    active
  cache_db    mariadb       standard    active

cloudshell> cloud storage buckets
  my-uploads        4.2 GB    private
  static-assets     890 MB    public

cloudshell> cloud llm models
  claude-3-sonnet        Anthropic    available
  gpt-4                  OpenAI       available

cloudshell> cloud help dns
  cloud dns zones list          List all DNS zones
  cloud dns zone create <name>  Create a new zone
  cloud dns records <zone>      List records in a zone
  cloud dns record add ...      Add a DNS record
  ...

Safety features

• Dangerous operations require confirmation — Delete, reboot, and other destructive commands generate a time-limited confirmation token. You must run cloud confirm <token> within 2 minutes.
• Rate limiting — 60 commands per minute, 300 per hour
• Audit logging — Every command is logged with automatic secret redaction (API keys, passwords, and tokens are stripped)
• Short-lived authentication — Session tokens expire after 90 seconds and are refreshed automatically

VPS console access

CloudShell also provides direct terminal access to your VPS instances:

• Linux: SSH terminal rendered with xterm.js
• Windows: Remote Desktop (RDP) via Guacamole in the browser
• Custom ISO: VNC graphical console

Access the console with cloud vps console <id> or through the VPS detail page in the dashboard. Up to 3 concurrent sessions, max 8 hours each.

Related services

• Virtual Private Servers — servers you manage through CloudShell
• DNS Management — zones and records
• Managed Databases — database management
• Object Storage — bucket and file operations

Related guides

• Authentication — API key and PAT setup
• Getting Started — platform onboarding