How do I execute a command on a remote machine in a golang CLI?

Question

How do I execute a command on a remote machine in a golang CLI? I need to write a golang CLI that can SSH into a remote machine via a key and execute a shell command. Furthermor

Answer 1

Try the package https://github.com/appleboy/easyssh-proxy

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "time"

    "github.com/appleboy/easyssh-proxy"
)

func main() {
    // Create MakeConfig instance with remote username, server address and path to private key.
    ssh := &easyssh.MakeConfig{
        User:   "appleboy",
        Server: "example.com",
        // Optional key or Password without either we try to contact your agent SOCKET
        //Password: "password",
        // Paste your source content of private key
        // Key: `-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
        // MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEA4e2D/qPN08pzTac+a8ZmlP1ziJOXk45CynMPtva0rtK/RB26
        // 7XC9wlRna4b3Ln8ew3q1ZcBjXwD4ppbTlmwAfQIaZTGJUgQbdsO9YA==
        // -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
        // `,
        KeyPath: "/Users/username/.ssh/id_rsa",
        Port:    "22",
        Timeout: 60 * time.Second,
    }

    // Call Run method with command you want to run on remote server.
    stdout, stderr, done, err := ssh.Run("ls -al", 60*time.Second)
    // Handle errors
    if err != nil {
        panic("Can't run remote command: " + err.Error())
    } else {
        fmt.Println("don is :", done, "stdout is :", stdout, ";   stderr is :", stderr)
    }

}

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