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SSH from Digital Ocean App Platform

Hi,

I have a node js app deployed using Apps platform. My Nodejs app needs to ssh into a droplet to start some services. I’m using https://www.npmjs.com/package/ssh2shell for ssh. It’s working on local but I’m getting timed out error on deployed app. Seems like something is blocking it.

Any help ?


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Bobby Iliev
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February 2, 2023
Accepted Answer

Hi there

Indeed, outbound connections over port 22 are blocked on App Platform.

But as a workaround, if you have root access to your SSH server, you could configure your SSH service to listen on a different port (configurable in /etc/ssh/sshd_config) and connect to it.

There has been a similar discussion here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-connect-to-another-droplet-from-do-app

Best,

Bobby

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