ssh-chat/README.md

ssh-chat

Custom SSH server written in Go. Instead of a shell, you get a chat prompt.

Quick Start

Usage:
  ssh-chat [OPTIONS]

Application Options:
  -v, --verbose   Show verbose logging.
  -b, --bind=     Host and port to listen on. (0.0.0.0:22)
  -i, --identity= Private key to identify server with. (~/.ssh/id_rsa)

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:

$ ssh-chat --verbose --bind ":2022" --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).

Developing

If you're developing on this repo, there is a handy Makefile that should set things up with make run.

TODO:

• Welcome message.

• set term width properly

• client map rather than list

• backfill chat history

• tab completion

• /kick

• /help

• /about

• /list

• /nick

• pubkey fingerprint

• truncate usernames

• Some tests.

• More tests.

• Even more tests.

• Lots of refactoring

  • Pull out the chat-related stuff into isolation from the ssh serving stuff

• Fix hanging on collision connect