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https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat

Chat over SSH.
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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.

      --whitelist= 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