Device installation

Overview

The SSH No Ports daemon (a.k.a. sshnpd) is installable as a background service in many ways depending on your environment you can choice your best option. The service may be installed as a systemd unit, docker container, tmux session, or as a background job using cron and nohup. The binaries can also be installed standalone so that you can install your own custom background service.

No Windows Support

We currently don't offer sshnpd as part of our releases. If this is something you would like for us to prioritize, please let us know through one of the following options:

• Create a new GitHub issue

• Join our discord and post to our 📑｜forum channel

• Contact support via email

1. Download

1.a. Download from GitHub

You can download a release from GitHub, or see the table below to download the latest release for your platform.

Platform	Linux	macOS
x64	sshnp-linux-x64.tgz	sshnp-macos-x64.zip (intel)
arm64	sshnp-linux-arm64.tgz	sshnp-macos-arm64.zip (apple)
arm	sshnp-linux-arm.tgz
risc-v	sshnp-linux-riscv.tgz

1.b. Download using curl

Alternatively, if you want to download from the command line, you can do so with curl.

Linux

x64:

curl -fSL https://github.com/atsign-foundation/noports/releases/latest/download/sshnp-linux-x64.tgz -o sshnp.tgz

arm64:

curl -fSL https://github.com/atsign-foundation/noports/releases/latest/download/sshnp-linux-arm64.tgz -o sshnp.tgz

arm:

curl -fSL https://github.com/atsign-foundation/noports/releases/latest/download/sshnp-linux-arm.tgz -o sshnp.tgz

risc-v:

curl -fSL https://github.com/atsign-foundation/noports/releases/latest/download/sshnp-linux-riscv.tgz -o sshnp.tgz

macOS

x64 (intel):

curl -fSL https://github.com/atsign-foundation/noports/releases/latest/download/sshnp-macos-x64.zip -o sshnp.zip

arm64 (apple):

curl -fSL https://github.com/atsign-foundation/noports/releases/latest/download/sshnp-macos-arm64.zip -o sshnp.zip

2. Unpack the Archive

If you downloaded from GitHub, the file name may be slightly different.

Linux

tar -xf sshnp.tgz

macOS

unzip sshnp.zip

3. Install sshnpd

See the links in the table below to continue with the installation process.

Installation method	When to use this method
Tmux session	You have tmux installed, or can install it. (recommended)
Headless	If you do not have root access and cannot install tmux
Systemd Unit	You are on Linux and have root access. (Here be dragons!)
Standalone Binaries	You want to manually setup the background service after downloading the binaries. (roll your own)