sshelf

SSH connections in your terminal. Add servers once, connect with a couple of keystrokes.

NAME	HOST	USER	PORT	SHORTCUT	DESCRIPTION

prod	192.168.1.10	ubuntu	22	prod	Production
db	db.example.com	deploy	22	db	Database
staging	10.0.0.5	admin	22	stg	Staging server
backup	backup.local	root	22	bak	Backups
jump	jump.company.com	jumper	22	—	Bastion host

[enter] connect [n] new [e] edit [d] delete [/] search [q] quit

What it does

No need to remember hostnames, users, or key paths. Run sshelf, pick a server, press Enter. Or use shortcuts: sshelf prod, sshelf db.

↑ ↓ j k move Enter connect n new e edit d delete / search q quit

Install

Homebrew (GitVerse)

brew tap khamdokhov/sshelf https://gitverse.ru/khamdokhov/homebrew-sshelf
brew install sshelf

From source (Go 1.21+)

git clone https://gitverse.ru/khamdokhov/sshelf.git && cd sshelf
go build -o sshelf .
mv sshelf /usr/local/bin/

Run

sshelf

Config

Connections are stored in a single JSON file. The directory is created on first save. You can edit it by hand, back it up, or put it in Dropbox/iCloud/git and symlink.

OS	Path
macOS / Linux	`~/.config/sshelf/connections.json`
Windows	`%AppData%\sshelf\connections.json`

Example connections.json:

{
  "version": "1",
  "connections": [
    {
      "name": "prod",
      "user": "ubuntu",
      "host": "192.168.1.10",
      "shortcut": "prod"
    }
  ]
}

Requirements

ssh in PATH. That's it.