ShellHub is a cloud-native SSH server that allows you to centrally manage and access many remote devices through an easy-to-use web interface. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install ShellHub on your macOS computer.
Before you begin, make sure you have administrative privileges on your macOS computer and that you have installed a package manager such as Homebrew.
ShellHub runs inside Docker containers, so you need to install Docker Desktop for macOS, which you can download from https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop.
Follow the installation instructions in the installer, and when it is finished, Docker will run automatically.
To check whether Docker is running, open a Terminal window and run the following command:
docker --version
If Docker is installed correctly, it should output something like this:
Docker version 20.10.7, build f0df350
You can install ShellHub using Homebrew. In a Terminal window, run the following command:
brew install shellhub
This will download and install ShellHub and all of its dependencies.
Now that ShellHub is installed, you can start it by running the following command:
shellhub start
This will start ShellHub and its dependencies in Docker containers. You should see output in the Terminal window indicating that ShellHub is starting up.
Once ShellHub is running, you can access the web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8080.
You will be prompted to create an administrative account for ShellHub. Follow the instructions to create the account and log in.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured ShellHub on your macOS computer. You can now use it to remotely manage and access your devices.
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