Abbreviations

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*[CLI]: Command-line interface — a program you use by typing commands in a terminal instead of clicking around a window *[Docker]: A tool that bundles a program with everything it needs so it runs the same way on any computer; each bundle is called a container *[E2E encryption]: End-to-end encryption — your data is scrambled on your own device before it leaves it, so nobody in between (not even the server) can read it *[Hub]: Atuin Hub — Atuin's hosted service that stores your account and syncs your history for you *[Kubernetes]: A system for running and scaling lots of containers across many machines; one way to self-host Atuin at larger scale *[LLM]: Large language model — the kind of AI (like Claude or GPT) that powers Atuin's command generation *[MCP]: Model Context Protocol — a shared standard that lets AI assistants plug into tools like Atuin, for example to search your history *[PTY]: Pseudo-terminal — the behind-the-scenes channel a program uses to send text to and read text from your terminal *[PostgreSQL]: A popular, powerful open-source database; the recommended storage for a self-hosted Atuin server *[Postgres]: Short for PostgreSQL — a popular open-source database; the recommended storage for a self-hosted Atuin server *[SQLite]: A lightweight database that lives in a single file on your computer; where Atuin keeps your shell history locally *[SSH]: Secure Shell — a secure way to log in to and run commands on another computer over a network *[TLS]: The standard encryption that protects data as it travels the internet — the same technology behind the padlock in your browser *[UUID]: A long, randomly generated ID that is effectively unique, so different machines can create them without ever clashing *[daemon]: A program that runs quietly in the background; Atuin's daemon makes history writes instant and syncs on a schedule *[dotfiles]: Your shell's personal settings — aliases, functions, and environment variables — which Atuin can sync across your machines *[frecency]: A ranking that blends how often and how recently you have run a command, so your go-to commands show up first *[regex]: Regular expression — a compact pattern for matching text, for example finding every command that starts with "git" *[systemd]: The service manager on most Linux systems; it starts and supervises background programs like the Atuin daemon or server