pysch 0.1.0

Python SSH Connection Helper

pysch - Python-made SSH Connection Manager

pysch (spelled in Russian as пыщ, just for fun), Python-made SSH Connection Helper, is an SSH Client based on paramiko for Mac and Linux. It uses keepass to securely store remote hosts credentials and YAML to maintain inventory tree. It also supports session logging to a file.

Installation

Just use pip to install pysch:

python -m venv venv
cd venv
source bin/activate
pip3 install pysch

Usage

Here is the avaiable commands:

(venv) % pysch
Usage: pysch [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  -c, --config PATH               Path to configuration file
  -l, --loglevel [CRITICAL|ERROR|WARNING|INFO|DEBUG]
  --help                          Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  add-credentials   Add new credendials
  connect           Connect to the host
  init              Create initial config and inventoty
  list-credentials  Get list of credendials
  list-hosts        Get list of hosts

First, init the configuration. That creates sample configuration and inventory files with empty keepass file protected with key in ~/.config/pysch/ directory:

(venv) % pysch init
Default configuration has been saved at ~/.config/pysch/

Then add your hosts to the ~/.config/pysch/inventory.yaml using the text editor of your choise and credentials for it using any keepass software or the add-credentials command:

(venv) % pysch add-credentials  
Title: my_credentials
Username: root      
Password: 
Repeat for confirmation: 
"my_credentials" entry has been added to the keepass db

Use --help to show arguments and available options for a command:

(venv) % pysch connect --help
Usage: pysch connect [OPTIONS] HOST

  Connect to the host

Options:
  --session-log PATH  Session log file location
  --help              Show this message and exit.

Connection process is pretty simple:

(venv) % pysch connect srv
Connecting to srv
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