autossh

Opens SSH connections from an OpenRC system.

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

• autossh_name: Key to identify connection.
• autossh_host: Hostname or IP address to connect to.
• autossh_port: TCP port to connect to. Default: 22.
• autossh_login: Username used to authenticate on remote server.
• autossh_hostkey: Host key of the remote server.
• autossh_hash_host: Host key of the remote server. Default: no.
• autossh_options: Parameters added to the SSH command line, e.g. for port forwarding.

An autossh_public_keys fact is set and contains a dictionary, indexed by the autossh_name value, with every public key.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

- hosts: proxy_servers
  roles:
    - role: stephdewit.autossh
      autossh_name: app_server_01
      autossh_host: app01.example.com
      autossh_port: 2222
      autossh_login: me
      autossh_hostkey: [app01.example.com]:2222,[1.2.3.4]:2222 ssh-rsa AAAA1234.....=
      autossh_options: -L 3000:localhost:3000 -L 3010:localhost:3010

License

BSD

Author Information

Stéphane de Wit (https://www.stephanedewit.be/)