How to Install ShellHub on MXLinux Latest

ShellHub is a modern SSH server designed to make it easy to manage remote servers and IoT devices. Here's how to install ShellHub on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you can install ShellHub on MXLinux Latest, you need to have the following:

Install Docker

ShellHub runs on top of Docker, so the first step is to install Docker. Here's how:

  1. Open the terminal on your MXLinux Latest machine.
  2. Type the following command:
sudo apt-get update
  1. Install Docker with this command:
sudo apt-get install docker.io
  1. Start the Docker service:
sudo systemctl start docker
  1. Add Docker to the system startup:
sudo systemctl enable docker
  1. Verify that Docker is running with this command:
sudo systemctl status docker

Install ShellHub

Once Docker is installed and running, you're ready to install ShellHub.

  1. The first step is to create a directory to store the ShellHub data. Type this command to create it:
sudo mkdir /opt/shellhub
  1. Now you'll create a Docker container for ShellHub. Type this command:
sudo docker run --name=shellhub -p 2222:2222 -v /opt/shellhub:/data shellhub/shellhub:latest

This will start a new Docker container called "shellhub" with the latest version of ShellHub.

  1. Finally, test that ShellHub is working by accessing the Web UI. Open a web browser on your MXLinux Latest machine and go to this address: http://localhost:8080.

This will display the ShellHub Web UI. You can now manage your remote servers and IoT devices with ease.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install ShellHub on MXLinux Latest. With ShellHub, you can manage your remote servers and IoT devices from a modern SSH server that's easy to use and maintain.

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