inetsix/sshd repository overview

⁠Minimal Alpine LInux with Openssh server

⁠Overview

Use this Dockerfile / -image to start a sshd-server upon a lightweight Alpine container.

⁠Features

• Always installs the latest OpenSSH-Version available for Alpine
• Password of "root"-user can be changed when starting the container using --env
• You can choose between ssh-keypair- and password auth

⁠Basic Usage

⁠Authentication by password

$ docker run --rm \
  --publish=1337:22 \
  --env ROOT_PASSWORD=MyRootPW123 \
  inetsix/sshd

After the container is up you are able to ssh in it as root with the in --env provided password for "root"-user.

$ ssh [email protected] -p 1337

⁠Authentication by ssh-keypair

$ docker run --rm \
  --publish=1337:22 \
  --env KEYPAIR_LOGIN=true \
  --volume /path/to/authorized_keys:/root/.ssh/authorized_keys \
  inetsix/sshd

After the container is up you are able to ssh in it as root with a private-key which matches the provided public-key in authorized_keys for "root"-user.

$ ssh [email protected] -p 1337 -i /path/to/private_key