SSH

Category: Cloud, FileSys, Application Status: good

Connects to a remote server over SSH. Provides a remote file browser, terminal access, and file transfer capabilities.

Connection Settings

Field	Default	Description
host	localhost	Remote server hostname or IP
port	22	SSH port
user	(empty)	SSH username
password	(empty)	SSH password (leave empty when using RSA key)
path	(empty)	Initial remote path to browse
rsa_key_name	(empty)	Name of the RSA private key file (from appdata)

Authentication

Either password-based or RSA key-based authentication. To use a key, upload the private key file and set rsa_key_name.

SSH can also act as a proxy tunnel for other connectors (use_ssh_tunnel, proxy_connector_id).

Supported Actions

• upload / download — transfer files
• delete — remove remote files or directories
• create_object / rename_object — manage remote files
• past_object — paste/copy files on remote
• create_archive / extract_archive — archive management
• search_by_name — find remote files
• transfer_between_connectors — move data between connectors
• configures_filebeat_using_ansible — deploy Filebeat via Ansible