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Setup SSH

v1.2.0

Setup SSH

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Setup SSH

Setup private key and add host to known hosts

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Setup SSH

              
  uses: kielabokkie/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in kielabokkie/ssh-key-and-known-hosts-action

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Setup SSH Github Action

This action adds a SSH key and adds a given hostname or IP address to the known hosts file for external server access. It was heavily inspired by atymic/deployer-php-action.

You can run this action before copying files to an external server using scp or rsync for example.

Inputs

  • ssh-private-key

Required Private key required to access the host.

  • ssh-host

Required Hostname or IP address to add to the known hosts file.

  • ssh-port

Optional Port for key-scanning the server.

Example usage

uses: kielabokkie/ssh-key-and-known-hosts-action@v1
with:
  ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
  ssh-host: your-server.com