ssh-chat/README.md
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# ssh-chat
Custom SSH server written in Go. Instead of a shell, you get a chat prompt.
## Demo
Join the party:
``` console
$ ssh ssh.chat
```
Please abide by our [project's Code of Conduct](https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) while participating in chat.
The host's public key is `ssh.chat ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIKPrQofxXqoz2y9A7NFkkENt6iW8/mvpfes3RY/41Oyt` and the fingerprint is `SHA256:yoqMXkCysMTBsvhu2yRoMUl+EmZKlvkN+ZKmL3115xU` (as of 2021-10-13).
If you see something different, you might be [MITM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-in-the-middle_attack)'d.
(Apologies if the server is down, try again shortly.)
## Downloading a release
Recent releases include builds for MacOS (darwin/amd64) and Linux (386,
amd64, and ARM6 for your RaspberryPi).
**[Grab the latest binary release here](https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/releases/)**.
Play around with it. Additional [deploy examples are here](https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/wiki/Deployment).
## Compiling / Developing
Most people just want the [latest binary release](https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/releases/). If you're sure you want to compile it from source, read on:
You can compile ssh-chat by using `make build`. The resulting binary is portable and
can be run on any system with a similar OS and CPU arch. Go 1.8 or higher is required to compile.
If you're developing on this repo, there is a handy Makefile that should set
things up with `make run`.
Additionally, `make debug` runs the server with an http `pprof` server. This allows you to open
[http://localhost:6060/debug/pprof/]() and view profiling data. See
[net/http/pprof](http://golang.org/pkg/net/http/pprof/) for more information about `pprof`.
## Quick Start
``` console
Usage:
ssh-chat [OPTIONS]
Application Options:
-v, --verbose Show verbose logging.
--version Print version and exit.
-i, --identity= Private key to identify server with. (default: ~/.ssh/id_rsa)
--bind= Host and port to listen on. (default: 0.0.0.0:2022)
--admin= File of public keys who are admins.
--allowlist= Optional file of public keys who are allowed to connect.
--motd= Optional Message of the Day file.
--log= Write chat log to this file.
--pprof= Enable pprof http server for profiling.
Help Options:
-h, --help Show this help message
```
After doing `go get github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/...` on this repo, you should be able
to run a command like:
``` console
$ ssh-chat --verbose --bind ":22" --identity ~/.ssh/id_dsa
```
To bind on port 22, you'll need to make sure it's free (move any other ssh
daemons to another port) and run ssh-chat as root (or with sudo).
## Frequently Asked Questions
The FAQs can be found on the project's [Wiki page](https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat/wiki/FAQ).
Feel free to submit more questions to be answered and added to the page.
## License
MIT