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Re:Show HN: I built a simple, open-source tool to manage ser... by pratio on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @03:02PM (#41174109)
Like other commentators have already mentioned but the openssl suite already solves these problems and even more complex ones

For example:

Specifying different keys different servers

Host github.com

    User git

    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_github
Host myserver

    User username

    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_myserver
Reuse SSH connections for multiple sessions

https://blog.scottlowe.org/2015/12/11/using-ssh-multiplexing...

https://blog.poespas.me/posts/2024/04/27-optimizing-ssh-conn...

Host *

    ControlMaster auto

    ControlPath ~/.ssh/sockets/%r@%h-%p

    ControlPersist 600
Other than that, you can also do ssh agent forwarding, port forwarding etc. These are all crucial functions that user like me need when we access remote machines.

I hope you take this as constructive criticism and not a knockdown on your work. You've created and released something that's great but this site usually brings more advanced users.

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