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SSHPiper

Reverse proxy router for SSH connections

Remote Access & VPN ★ 1.3k stars Medium setup MIT

SSHPiper is a reverse proxy for SSH that routes incoming connections to different upstream servers based on the username. It centralizes SSH access through a single endpoint with pluggable routing.

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Key features

  • SSH reverse proxy routing
  • Username-based upstreams
  • Pluggable routing backends
  • Single SSH entry point

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
  • Active community (1.3k GitHub stars)

Is SSHPiper secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect SSHPiper's latest release (v1.6.1). OSV.dev lists 1 past advisory for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2024-35175, published 2024-05-14 (883 days ago), fixed in 1.3.0

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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