SSH Setup

The Greatest Invention

Now, some may have realized it or not, but I think SSH, besides Git, is one of the greatest inventions mankind could possibly ever experience, no joke.

As much as I love to break my head over obscure topics such as Nix, Rust, and Emacs; whether it’s possible to somehow use a Blackberry Classic as a semi-daily driver, because I just flippin love the OS and its keyboard.

SSH in general, and especially my ssh_config, is deployed everywhere I need it. All my aliases are the same, and it ALWAYS WORKS.

Why SSH Saves You

I can’t emphasize enough how much the SSH protocol saved my butt.

Now, if you have a basic understanding of SSH, it’s able to replace a big chunk of your networking stack.

You don’t believe me? I was the same soydev as you, wanting a docker_compose.yaml for every service, only to realize that I somehow did not save the initial root password, now needing to log in to the Control Panel of my VPS provider to reset it.

The Gigachad Way

SSH made me that Gigachad who just ssh-copy-id target@example.com, and he is good to go. Never do I have to care about the password or even dare to reset it through the VPS Control Panel of my hosting provider.

What This Section Covers

And exactly for that reason I want to showcase the great power of SSH, its possibilities, and explore SSH packages and scripts I was not even aware of until this point!

Now, let’s get started.