How to manage multiple machines through webssh?

[ping035627]

I want to access all the machines in the LAN through webssh, how to manage multiple machines through webssh? Thanks.

[ping035627]

@huashengdun

[huashengdun]

Hi ping035627, you can open multiple tabs on your browser, one tab for one session. Or multiple windows, one window for one session.

[ping035627]

@huashengdun , All the machines are in a local area network, only one machine can communicate with the outside network. I want to provide the function of Web terminal through this machine. Can this function be implemented through webssh?

[huashengdun]

You can install this app on the machine that can communicate with the outside network. And enable ssh service on other machines in this local network. Then you can use this app to connect to these machines with their local ip addresses.

[ping035627]

@huashengdun, So webssh can connect more than one machine at the same time? The webssh app install on the machine that can communicate with the outside network as a agent? And how to configure which machine to connect in the app? Thanks very much!

[huashengdun]

Yes, it can connect to multiple machines at the same time. But it can't be configured with any information which is needed to connect to your servers. You just input these information into the form on the web page.

[huashengdun]

Actually you can configure your ssh information in your JavaScript code. Use content scripts https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/content_scripts to execute the code every time when the page loaded.

You can define many objects like that,

var machine1 = {
  hostname: 'hostname',
  port: 'port',
  username: 'username',
  password: 'password'
};

var machine2 = {
  hostname: 'hostname',
  port: 'port',
  username: 'username',
  password: 'password'
};

Then you connect to them by running

wssh.connect(machine1);
wssh.connect(machine2);

[yanxiaowuchris]

var machine1 = { hostname: 'hostname', port: 'port', username: 'username', password: 'password' }; wssh.connect(machine1); 这种方式，js运行在哪里？

[huashengdun]

@yanxiaowuchris 在浏览器的控制台(console)运行。 Ctrl + Shift + I， 然后点击console进入控制台。

[yanxiaowuchris]

非常感谢，我已经解决问题啦

[aryanguenthner]

Feature Request - X Forwarding

[huashengdun]

@aryanguenthner Check option xheaders, X-Forwarded-For and X-Forwarded-Port supported.