SSH Config Generator

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This tool lets you generate the SSH config entries quickly. Fill the fields and hit the generate button and copy the entries to your SSH config file.

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Generate SSH config file entries

Generate valid ~/.ssh/config entries

Host Alias *
Connection nickname
Hostname/IP *
Server address
Username
Leave empty for current user
Port
Default: 22 (use 1-65535)
Identity File
If you have multiple keys
▶ Advanced Options
Proxy Jump Host
Jump through this host first
Local Forward
local:remote:port
Remote Forward
remote:local:port
Additional Options
Forward X11
Forward SSH Agent
Strict Host Key Checking
Keep Alive

Generated Config

Add to ~/.ssh/config then connect with: ssh myserver

With the ~/.ssh/config file, you can save the details about various servers you regularly connect to via SSH.

It generates one set of entries for a server at a time. If you have multiple servers, you need to manually add the generated entries one after another in ~/.ssh/config file.

Learn more about using SSH config file in detail.

How to Use SSH Config File [Beginner’s Guide]
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