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taylornetwork/server-connector
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ServerConnector
===============

[](#serverconnector)

Do you need to ssh/sftp into servers and get tired of always typing `ssh user@some-connection.org`? Or worse having to type an IP address?

This console application will allow you to define connections you make frequently to connect as easy as `connect e`

Install
-------

[](#install)

Using Composer

```
$ composer global require taylornetwork/server-connector
```

Config
------

[](#config)

Config files will be published to `~/ServerConnector/config/`

Note: if config files are not automatically published run the `config:publish` command.

```
$ server-connector config:publish
```

#### defaults.php

[](#defaultsphp)

Defines the default connection type if omitted.

```
// defaults.php

return [
	'type' => 'ssh',
];
```

#### connections.php

[](#connectionsphp)

This is where you define all your server connections.

By default:

```
// connections.php

return [

	// Name of the connection as the key
	'example' => [

		// Add any short aliases to access this as
       'aliases' => [ 'ex', 'e' ],

       // Add credentials here, or an empty array
       'credentials' => [
            'username' => 'user1',

            // Password is not recommended, ideally omit this and use ssh keys
            'password' => 'password1',
        ],

	// Omit to use default or you can set the path to a private key
        'keyFile' => '~/.ssh/id_rsa',

        // URL or IP address to connect to
        'url' => 'connect.example.com',
    ],
];
```

Add your connections in the array that will be returned.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Once you have defined some connections you can run

```
$ server-connector connect ConnectionNameOrAlias
```

Which will connect to the connection with the default connection type

Alternatively

```
$ server-connector connect sftp ConnectionNameOrAlias
```

To connect via SFTP if it isn't the default.

### Register BASH Function

[](#register-bash-function)

To add a function to your `~/.profile` to call `server-connector` you can use

```
$ server-connector register
```

By default it will register a function `connect()` in your `~/.profile` you can specify the function name by

```
$ server-connector register FunctionName
```

After running this command you will need to source your `~/.profile` or restart your terminal application.

---

With the BASH function you can call this application by

```
connect ConnectionNameOrAlias
```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 89.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~414 days

Total

5

Last Release

1267d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0PHP >=7.0.0

v1.2PHP ^7.4|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

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