ShellHub is a modern SSH server for remote access that allows you to control SSH sessions and safely share access to them. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install ShellHub on OpenBSD.
Before you begin, you must have:
First, you need to install the required packages to compile and run ShellHub. OpenBSD comes with the pkg_add package manager by default, so you can install the packages using the following command:
sudo pkg_add git node npm pkg-config python-2.7
Next, you need to clone the ShellHub repository from GitHub using the git command:
git clone https://github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub.git
Once the Git repository is cloned, navigate to the cloned directory using the following command:
cd shellhub
Now, install the ShellHub dependencies using the npm command:
npm install
Once the dependencies are installed, you can build and install ShellHub using the npm command:
npm run build
npm run start
This will start the ShellHub server and make it accessible at http://localhost:8080.
Before you can use ShellHub, you need to configure it by creating an environment file. You can create an environment file using the following command:
cp .env.example .env
Now, open the .env file using a text editor and adjust the configuration settings as per your requirements.
Once you have configured ShellHub, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to the server's IP address followed by port 8080. For example:
http://your-server-ip:8080
This will open the ShellHub login page, where you can log in using your credentials.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured ShellHub on OpenBSD. You can now use it to manage your remote SSH sessions securely.
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