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Members with the respective\nprivate keys can join like so:\n\n```sh\nssh 0.0.0.0 -p 2222 -oStrictHostKeyChecking=No -i op\n```\n\nHere, the private key file is named `op`.\n\n### Roadmap\n\n- [x] SSH authentication and authorization\n- [x] Emacs-like shortcuts for textarea\n- [x] multiline support with `Alt` `Return`\n- [x] Adjustable parameters:\n  - [x] history size\n  - [x] Authfile path\n  - [x] Listening port number\n- [x] `/add` command to add new keys\n- [x] `/reload` command to reload the Authfile\n- [x] `/rename` command\n- [x] `/commit` command to commit in-memory changes to Authfile\n- [ ] `#mention` tags\n\n### Authfile\n\nThe `Authfile` is the source of truth.\n\nKeys can be added via the chat interface with the `/add` command\nbut they won't persist over multiple runs of the server\nunless they are committed using the `/commit` command.\n\nConsider the keys in the example `Authfile`\n\n```\nssh-ed25519 AAAA... bob@work\nssh-ed25519 AAAA... h@cafe:admin\n```\n\nThe Authfile intentionally uses the same format as the `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` file,\nwith the only difference being that it parses the last field, the comment, to assign usernames.\n\nFor example, the first key has a comment `bob@work` which will be the username assigned to\nanyone joining with the respective key. 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