# Atuin Server Once installed, [configure your client](https://docs.atuin.sh/self-hosting/usage/) to use `:8888` as sync address. ## Making your shell magical Sync, search and backup shell history with Atuin [Atuin](https://atuin.sh) is an open-source Terminal User Interface (TUI) for your shell history. ![Atuin TUI screenshot](https://atuin.sh/_astro/cargo-prefix.322ce063_Z3NFdB.avif) ## Features 1. Shell History Sync - Sync your shell history to all of your machines, wherever they are 2. End-to-end Encryption - All data is encrypted, and can only be read by you 3. Efficient Search - Search decades of shell history, and recall it in an instant. Atuin offers configurable full text or fuzzy search, filterable by host, directory, etc. 4. Data Import - Bring your existing history with you - Atuin supports importing from a wide variety of formats 5. Store Extra Context - Atuin stores extra context with your commands - working directory, exit code, and more! ## Self-hosted sync server Atuin.sh offers a free, fully-encrypted option for storing your synced shell history as well as an option to self-host a sync server of your own. This is an easy-to-use package for the Atuin sync server component; the user interface is the TUI, which can be installed using many typical package-management tools, e.g. - `brew install atuin` - `apt install atuin` or via `bash <(curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://setup.atuin.sh)`.