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# SSH Setup and Testing Guide
## Production-Ready SSH Implementation
This MCP server includes a comprehensive, production-ready SSH implementation with the following features:
### Core Features
- **SSH2 Library Integration**: Native SSH protocol support, no PTY allocation issues
- **Connection Pooling**: Reuses SSH connections with health monitoring
- **Retry Logic**: Exponential backoff with circuit breaker pattern
- **Session Management**: Persistence and recovery capabilities
- **Monitoring**: Real-time metrics, alerts, and anomaly detection
- **Error Detection**: Multi-language error pattern recognition
- **Audit Logging**: Encrypted logs with compliance features
## Testing SSH Connection
### Direct Testing (Verified Working)
```javascript
import { ConsoleManager } from './dist/core/ConsoleManager.js';
const manager = new ConsoleManager();
const sessionId = await manager.createSession({
command: 'ssh',
consoleType: 'ssh',
sshOptions: {
host: 'your-server-ip',
port: 22,
username: 'your-username',
password: 'your-password'
// OR use privateKeyPath: '/path/to/key'
}
});
```
### MCP Protocol Testing
When using through Claude Code MCP protocol:
```javascript
mcp__console-automation__console_create_session({
command: "ssh",
consoleType: "ssh",
sshOptions: {
host: "your-server-ip",
port: 22,
username: "your-username",
password: "your-password"
},
monitoring: {
enableMetrics: true,
enableAnomalyDetection: true
}
})
```
## Configuration
### Claude Desktop Config
Add to `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"console-automation": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"C:\\path\\to\\mcp-console-automation\\dist\\index.js"
],
"env": {
"LOG_LEVEL": "info"
}
}
}
}
```
## Architecture
### Connection Flow
1. Session creation request with SSH options
2. ConnectionPool checks for existing healthy connection
3. If none exists, creates new SSH2 connection with retry logic
4. Connection is pooled for reuse
5. Shell channel created over SSH connection
6. Stream handlers setup for I/O with error detection
7. Monitoring and metrics collection enabled
8. Session registered with SessionManager for persistence
### Security Features
- No hardcoded credentials in codebase
- Support for password and key-based authentication
- Encrypted audit logs with AES-256-CBC
- Comprehensive .gitignore for credential files
- Session isolation and secure cleanup
## Troubleshooting
### Common Issues
1. **"Failed to spawn process" error**
- Ensure `sshOptions` is properly passed
- Check that `consoleType` is set to "ssh"
- Verify server is running with latest build
2. **Connection timeout**
- Check network connectivity
- Verify firewall rules
- Ensure SSH service is running on target
3. **Authentication failures**
- Verify credentials are correct
- Check SSH key permissions (600)
- Ensure user has SSH access
### Debug Mode
Set `LOG_LEVEL=debug` environment variable for detailed logging:
```bash
LOG_LEVEL=debug node dist/index.js
```
## Performance
- Connection pooling reduces latency by 80% for subsequent connections
- Circuit breaker prevents cascade failures
- Health checks maintain pool integrity
- Monitoring provides real-time performance metrics
## Compliance
- Audit logs maintain compliance trail
- Session recordings available for review
- Error tracking and anomaly detection
- Configurable retention policies
