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Import hosts

Import hosts into Wardterm from ~/.ssh/config with Include files, keys, jump hosts and tunnels, from CSV or .reg files, and fingerprints from known_hosts.

Where to import

On Mac and iPad, choose the arrow next to New server. On iPhone, choose + in Servers. The imports are under Import. On Mac they are also in File, Import in the menu bar. For the servers of a cloud account, see Servers from the cloud.

From ssh config

Choose ~/.ssh/config on Mac, or SSH config file on iPhone and iPad. The app reads ~/.ssh/config, or the file you pick, with the files named by Include. Options from patterns such as Host * apply to the hosts they match.

Each Host entry becomes a server with:

  • its HostName, Port and User
  • the key named by IdentityFile, with its .pub file when there is one
  • ProxyJump as its chain of jump servers, in order. A jump host that is not in the file is added as a server
  • LocalForward, RemoteForward and DynamicForward as saved tunnels
  • ForwardAgent, and a ProxyCommand that reaches a SOCKS5 or HTTP proxy.

A server already in your vault stays as it is. When several servers repeat the same sign-in, the app then offers to save it once as a login.

From a CSV file

Choose CSV file. The file needs a Hostname/IP column, or one named Hostname, Host, IP or Address. Label, Groups, Tags, Protocol, Port, Username and Password are read when present, and groups are created as needed.

From a .reg file

Saved terminal sessions exported to a .reg file come in too. Under Import, choose the sessions item marked (.reg) and pick the file. Each SSH or Telnet session becomes a server with its address, port, user and tunnels. When sessions use a key file, the app lists them: add the key in Keys, then choose it in the server.

From known_hosts

In Fingerprints, choose Import ~/.ssh/known_hosts on Mac, or Import known_hosts file on iPhone and iPad, to bring in the fingerprints you already trust. A fingerprint already on record stays as it is. See Server fingerprints.