sshconnect

Simple ssh bookmark tool that can be used to connect to ssh servers. I created it for my personal use but maybe it is useful for someone else. Feel free to use it. ;-)

Tested on

• Mac OS X 10.10.x
• Debian 7
• CentOS 6.4

Requires Python 2.6 or greater.

Changelog

Version 0.3

• Now its possible to define port to connection
• Added X11 Forwarding resource

Version 0.2

• Preselect a connection by its connection number
• Print help message
• Print version number
• Improved error handling
• Refactoring

Version 0.1

• Initial release

Sample config

{
	"connections": [
 		{
 			"name": "Name of first connection",
 			"host": "ip",
 			"password": "****",
 			"key": "/Path/to/identity/file",
 			"user": "login",
			"port": "22222",
			"enableX11":"Yes"
 		},
 		{
 			"name": "Name of second connection",
 			"connection": "username@server2",
 			"key": "/Path/to/identity/file"
 		}
 	]
}

How to use

Save your configuration inside your home directory e.g. ~/.sshconnect

• /home/<your username>/.sshconnect on Linux
• /Users/<your username>/.sshconnect on Mac OS X

Run the application by executing

python sshconnect.py

alternatively you can create a symbolic link under /usr/bin

sudo ln -s /path/to/sshconnect.py /usr/bin/sshconnect