What is an SSH config example used for?

It provides a reusable SSH host block so you can connect with a short alias and store options like user, port, key path, jump host, and forwarding rules.

Where should I save the generated SSH config?

Paste it into ~/.ssh/config so OpenSSH can load it automatically.

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ssh config example

Generate an SSH config example you can paste into `~/.ssh/config`

Build a clean SSH config snippet for a single host, a bastion setup, or a local port forwarding workflow, then copy it directly into your config file.

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Advanced options

Host alias

HostName

User

Port

IdentityFile

ProxyJump

LocalForward

ServerAliveInterval

ServerAliveCountMax

IdentitiesOnly yes

Compression yes

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Generated SSH config

Copy this block into your SSH config file.

Where to place it: ~/.ssh/config

# Generated by DartShell tools
# Paste this into ~/.ssh/config

Host prod-api
  HostName 203.0.113.10
  User ubuntu
  Port 22
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
  IdentitiesOnly yes
  ServerAliveInterval 60
  ServerAliveCountMax 3

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What this SSH config example covers

Basic host alias

Use a short alias so you can run `ssh prod-api` instead of typing the full hostname every time.

Jump host flow

Add `ProxyJump bastion` when your target machine is only reachable through another SSH server.

Port forwarding

Use `LocalForward` to tunnel local traffic, such as a database port, through your SSH connection.

Starter examples

Simple VPS

Host app-server
  HostName 203.0.113.10
  User ubuntu
  Port 22
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

Behind a bastion

Host internal-db
  HostName 10.0.1.24
  User ec2-user
  ProxyJump bastion
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

Database tunnel

Host reporting-db
  HostName 192.168.10.12
  User ops
  LocalForward 5432 127.0.0.1:5432
  ServerAliveInterval 60