ShellHub is a cloud-based SSH server that provides secure remote access to your devices. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install ShellHub on Elementary OS Latest.
Before you proceed, you need to make sure that the following requirements are met:
ShellHub requires Docker to be installed on your system. To install Docker, run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker.io
After the installation is complete, start the Docker service and enable it to start automatically on system boot:
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
Now that Docker is installed, you can proceed with the installation of ShellHub. To do this, run the following command:
sudo docker run -d \
--name shellhub \
--restart always \
-p 2222:2222 \
-v /var/lib/shellhub:/data \
shellhub.io/shellhub:latest
This command will download the latest version of ShellHub from the official Docker Hub repository and start the container with the following parameters:
--name shellhub: sets the name of the container to shellhub.--restart always: specifies that the container should be started automatically whenever the system reboots.-p 2222:2222: maps the container's SSH port to the host system's SSH port.-v /var/lib/shellhub:/data: mounts the /var/lib/shellhub directory on the host system to the /data directory in the container, which is used to persist data between container restarts.shellhub.io/shellhub:latest: specifies the image to be used for the container.Once the container is running, you can verify that it is working by running the following command:
sudo docker ps
You should see a list of running containers, including the ShellHub container.
To access ShellHub, you need to open a SSH connection to your device using the following command:
ssh -p 2222 root@localhost
Change root to the username you want to use, and localhost to the IP address of the device running ShellHub if you are connecting from a remote machine.
The first time you connect, you will be prompted to accept the server's SSH key fingerprint. Once you have done that, you will be asked to enter your username and password.
You are now connected to your device using ShellHub.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install ShellHub on Elementary OS Latest using Docker, and how to access it using SSH. ShellHub is a useful tool for enabling remote access to your devices, and can help to increase security by providing a centralized, cloud-based SSH server for managing access to your systems.
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