| name | ssh-import |
| description | Import SSH public key from GitHub into the current server. Run from within the server. Usage: /ssh-import <faraday|cad> |
SSH key import (run from within the server)
Argument
- Key name: $0 (faraday for personal servers, cad for client servers)
Key mapping
- faraday → GitHub user
incognia (personal servers and infra)
- cad → GitHub user
incogniadev (client servers)
Instructions
1. Determine GitHub user from key name
- If
$0 = faraday → GITHUB_USER=incognia
- If
$0 = cad → GITHUB_USER=incogniadev
2. Detect current user and home
SHELL_USER=$(whoami)
SHELL_HOME=$(eval echo ~$SHELL_USER)
echo "Importing key for user: $SHELL_USER ($SHELL_HOME)"
3. Import the key
Option A: ssh-import-id (Ubuntu/Debian)
ssh-import-id gh:GITHUB_USER
Option B: curl (any Linux, including Fedora/RHEL)
mkdir -p "$SHELL_HOME/.ssh" && chmod 700 "$SHELL_HOME/.ssh"
curl -s "https://github.com/GITHUB_USER.keys" >> "$SHELL_HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
sort -u -o "$SHELL_HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys" "$SHELL_HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
chmod 600 "$SHELL_HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys"
4. Verify the key was added
echo "User: $SHELL_USER"
echo "Keys in authorized_keys: $(grep -c 'ssh-ed25519' "$SHELL_HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys")"
For cloud-init provisioning (before install)
ssh_import_id:
- gh:GITHUB_USER
Examples
/ssh-import faraday — import personal key (from gh:incognia)/ssh-import cad — import work key (from gh:incogniadev)
