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Comprehensive sshuttle commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
sshuttle --version	Show sshuttle version
sshuttle --help	Display help information
sshuttle init	Initialize sshuttle in current directory
sshuttle status	Check current status
sshuttle list	List available options
sshuttle info	Display system information
sshuttle config	Show configuration settings
sshuttle update	Update to latest version
sshuttle start	Start sshuttle service
sshuttle stop	Stop sshuttle service
sshuttle restart	Restart sshuttle service
sshuttle reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sshuttle

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/sshuttle/releases/latest/download/sshuttle-linux
chmod +x sshuttle-linux
sudo mv sshuttle-linux /usr/local/bin/sshuttle

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/sshuttle.git
cd sshuttle
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install sshuttle

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install sshuttle

# Manual installation
curl -L -o sshuttle https://github.com/example/sshuttle/releases/latest/download/sshuttle-macos
chmod +x sshuttle
sudo mv sshuttle /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install sshuttle

# Scoop installation
scoop install sshuttle

# Winget installation
winget install sshuttle

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/sshuttle/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
sshuttle config show	Display current configuration
sshuttle config list	List all configuration options
sshuttle config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
sshuttle config get <key>	Get configuration value
sshuttle config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
sshuttle config reset	Reset to default configuration
sshuttle config validate	Validate configuration file
sshuttle config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
sshuttle create <name>

# Read file/resource
sshuttle read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
sshuttle update <name>

# Delete file/resource
sshuttle delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
sshuttle copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
sshuttle move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
sshuttle list --all

# Search for files/resources
sshuttle search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
sshuttle connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
sshuttle listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
sshuttle send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
sshuttle receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
sshuttle ping <host>

# Scan network range
sshuttle scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
sshuttle monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
sshuttle proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
sshuttle start --daemon

# Stop running process
sshuttle stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
sshuttle restart --config <file>

# Check process status
sshuttle status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
sshuttle monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
sshuttle killall

# Show running processes
sshuttle ps

# Manage process priority
sshuttle priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
sshuttle login --user <username>

# Login with API key
sshuttle login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
sshuttle login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
sshuttle logout

# Change password
sshuttle passwd

# Generate new API key
sshuttle generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
sshuttle sessions

# Revoke session
sshuttle revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
sshuttle encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
sshuttle decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
sshuttle keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
sshuttle sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
sshuttle verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
sshuttle hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
sshuttle cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
sshuttle cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
sshuttle monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
sshuttle monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
sshuttle monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
sshuttle monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
sshuttle monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
sshuttle report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
sshuttle alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
sshuttle history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
sshuttle logs

# View logs with filter
sshuttle logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
sshuttle logs --follow

# Set log level
sshuttle logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
sshuttle logs --rotate

# Export logs
sshuttle logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
sshuttle logs --clear

# Archive logs
sshuttle logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if sshuttle is installed
which sshuttle
sshuttle --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall sshuttle
# or
brew reinstall sshuttle

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo sshuttle <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which sshuttle)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sshuttle

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/sshuttle

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
sshuttle config validate

# Reset to default configuration
sshuttle config reset

# Check configuration file location
sshuttle config show --file

# Backup current configuration
sshuttle config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
sshuttle config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
sshuttle status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u sshuttle

# Start in debug mode
sshuttle start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
sshuttle killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
sshuttle --debug	Enable debug output
sshuttle --verbose	Enable verbose logging
sshuttle --trace	Enable trace logging
sshuttle test	Run built-in tests
sshuttle doctor	Run system health check
sshuttle diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
sshuttle benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
sshuttle validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
sshuttle --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
sshuttle --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
sshuttle --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
sshuttle --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
sshuttle cache clear

# Show cache statistics
sshuttle cache stats

# Optimize performance
sshuttle optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
sshuttle metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
sshuttle --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
sshuttle --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
sshuttle --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
sshuttle queue add <item>
sshuttle queue process
sshuttle queue status
sshuttle queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using sshuttle

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="sshuttle.log"

# Check if sshuttle is available
if ! command -v sshuttle &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: sshuttle is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting sshuttle operation"

    if sshuttle --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    sshuttle cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
SSHUTTLE_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.sshuttle/config.yaml
SSHUTTLE_HOME	Home directory	~/.sshuttle
SSHUTTLE_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
SSHUTTLE_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.sshuttle/logs/sshuttle.log
SSHUTTLE_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.sshuttle/cache
SSHUTTLE_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.sshuttle/data
SSHUTTLE_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
SSHUTTLE_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.sshuttle/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.sshuttle/logs/sshuttle.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.sshuttle/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize sshuttle
sshuttle init

# 2. Configure basic settings
sshuttle config set host example.com
sshuttle config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
sshuttle start

# 4. Check status
sshuttle status

# 5. Perform operations
sshuttle run --target example.com

# 6. View results
sshuttle results

# 7. Stop service
sshuttle stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
sshuttle run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
sshuttle monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
sshuttle report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated sshuttle workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    sshuttle \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
sshuttle report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub