qssh

Quick SSH session manager - Save your VM credentials and connect with a single command.

Tired of copy-pasting credentials every time you want to SSH into your VMs? qssh lets you save your session configs and connect instantly.

Installation

pip install qssh

Quick Start

1. Add a new session

qssh add myserver

You'll be prompted for:

Host (IP address or hostname)
Username
Port (default: 22)
Authentication method (password or key file)

2. Connect to your VM

qssh myserver

That's it! You're connected.

Commands

Command	Description
`qssh <session>`	Connect to a saved session
`qssh add <name>`	Add a new session
`qssh list`	List all saved sessions
`qssh remove <name>`	Remove a session
`qssh edit <name>`	Edit an existing session
`qssh show <name>`	Show session details
`qssh config`	Show config file location

Examples

# Add a session for your myserver VM
qssh add myserver
# Host: 192.168.1.100
# Username: admin
# Port [22]: 22
# Auth type (password/key) [password]: password
# Password: ********

# Now just connect with:
qssh myserver

# List all your sessions
qssh list

# Remove a session
qssh remove old-server

# Show details of a session
qssh show myserver

Using SSH Keys

For key-based authentication:

qssh add myserver
# Host: example.com
# Username: deploy
# Port [22]: 22
# Auth type (password/key) [password]: key
# Key file path [~/.ssh/id_rsa]: ~/.ssh/my_key
# Key passphrase (leave empty if none): ********

Supported key types:

RSA
Ed25519
ECDSA
DSS

Configuration

Sessions are stored in ~/.qssh/sessions.yaml. Passwords and key passphrases are stored encoded (not plaintext) but for maximum security, consider using SSH keys without passphrases or with an SSH agent.

License

MIT License

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