# tg123/sshpiper

The missing reverse proxy for ssh scp

Repository: https://github.com/tg123/sshpiper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sshpiper
Homepage: https://sshpiper.com/
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ssh, ssh-connection, reverse-proxy, two-factor-authentication, auditing, google-authenticator, azuread, scp, golang, bastion, bastion-server, recording
Last push: 2026-08-24T19:14:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4290, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 27, "gap_med": 46.5, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1304, forks 165 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.353228+00:00)

## What it is
sshpiper is a reverse proxy for SSH that routes incoming SSH/SCP connections to upstream servers, with pluggable authentication mapping and additional challenges like two-factor authentication. It supports all protocols over SSH, session auditing/recording, and is managed via a web admin console.

## Use cases
- proxy ssh connections to backend servers
- set up an ssh bastion with two-factor authentication
- record ssh sessions for auditing
- route ssh by username to different upstream hosts
- map password auth downstream to key auth upstream
- proxy scp and port forwarding through a single gateway

## When to choose
- you need a single SSH entry point to many backend machines
- you want 2FA or auth method remapping without modifying upstream sshd
- you need session recording and auditing for SSH access

## When to avoid
- you only need simple port forwarding without auth control
- you need a general-purpose TCP proxy rather than SSH-aware proxying

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, auth, security, networking
- domain: security, networking, self-hosted
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: ssh, reverse-proxy, bastion, two-factor-authentication, session-recording, scp, port-forwarding, devops, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- tg123/sshpiper (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.353228+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:51:09.132165+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tg123/sshpiper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.353228+00:00, sha 21f6bdbd8647)
  - homepage: https://sshpiper.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:09:06.437523+00:00, sha 1e6003c5fca7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.