Screen for Unraid

Screen for Unraid

Plugin from trulow

Overview

Installs GNU Screen on Unraid, enabling persistent terminal sessions that survive SSH disconnections. Manage multiple sessions, detach and reattach at will — essential for long-running tasks on your server.

Readme

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Screen for Unraid

Screen for Unraid

A plugin for Unraid that installs GNU Screen — a terminal multiplexer that allows you to manage multiple persistent terminal sessions from a single SSH session.

Installation

Go to the Plugins tab > Install Plugin and enter the following URL:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trulow/Screen-for-Unraid/main/plugin/Screen-for-Unraid.plg

Or install via Community Applications by searching for "Screen for Unraid".

Usage

After installation, Screen is available via the command line:

screen --version

Common screen commands

Command Description
screen -S session_name Start a new named session
screen -ls List active sessions
screen -r session_name Reattach to a session
screen -d -r session_name Detach and reattach remotely
Ctrl+A, d Detach from current session (within screen)

Package Source

https://slackware.pkgs.org/current/slackware-x86_64/

Support

Changelog

2026.07.29

  • Install screen-5.0.2-x86_64-1.txz with automatic checksum validation and mirror fallback

2026.05.17 (Provided by @rasooll)

  • Removed the fixed screenBuild package value.
  • Added dynamic lookup for the latest available screen-5.0.1-x86_64-*.txz build from CHECKSUMS.md5.
  • Kept checksum validation before installation.
  • Kept mirror fallback support.
  • Updated the plugin version to 2026.05.17.
  • Updated changelog entries in the plugin and README.

2026.05.17

  • Install the latest available 5.0.1 build with automatic checksum validation and mirror fallback

2026.01.23

  • Install 5.0.1 with automatic checksum validation and mirror fallback

2024.06.11

  • Initial release to install screen-4.9.0-x86_64-1

Install Screen for Unraid on Unraid in a few clicks.

Find Screen for Unraid in Community Apps on your Unraid server, review the template, and click Install. Unraid handles the Docker app or plugin setup from the published template.

Open the Apps tab on your Unraid server Search Community Apps for Screen for Unraid Review the template variables and paths Click Install
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Details

Repository
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trulow/Screen-for-Unraid/main/plugin/Screen-for-Unraid.plg
Last Updated2026-09-24
First Seen2026-08-05