ssh-agent.md

Using ssh-agent service

ssh-agent service allows adding multiple keys (including ones protected with a passphrase) to a single pool of ssh keys, which can be shared across multiple projects.

Required dsh version: 1.20.0+

Setup

1. Make sure dsh version is 1.20.0 or higher.

2. dsh reset ssh-agent (only necessary when updating from older versions).

3. Add the following configuration option to the cli service in your projects docker-compose.yml file:

   For Compose file format version 1

   cli:
     ...
     volumes_from:
       - ssh-agent
     ...

   For Compose file format version 2

   cli:
     ...
     volumes_from:
       - container:ssh-agent
     ...

4. Reset the cli container dsh reset cli.

5. See dsh help ssh-agent for more usage information.