# pico.sh

5 Hacker News commenters recommended pico.sh and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Developer services run over SSH with a seamless experience for people who already use SSH, plus a low-cost $2/mo membership.

## Why people recommend it

- Seamless for developers already using SSH (2 comments): "The entire experience is pretty seamless since all developers use SSH anyway." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46500154)) "SSH apps serve a similar UX to web apps which I just think is a great idea for many use cases." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45831516))
- Small focused SSH-based services (2 comments): "I run a set of ssh-based services over at https://pico.sh and love seeing all the indie web content on HN!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48963650)) "Microservices like https://pico.sh/ and https://sr.ht/ feel like fresh air" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47940521))
- Cheap yearly membership (2 comments): "It's great for us because each sub is a year" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48057345)) "as part of the pico.sh membership ($2/mo)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49960540))

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## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://pico.sh/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "pico.sh", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pico-sh/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).