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title: "SSH"
description: "Inspect and operate app environments over SSH."
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# SSH

SSH gives operators controlled access to a running app environment for debugging and maintenance. Enable the SSH server, generate tokens, manage users, and attach authorized keys from the dedicated SSH reference pages.

## Features

### Server controls

Read and update whether SSH is enabled for an app before handing connection details to an operator.

### Users and tokens

Use users, passwords, authorized keys, and short-lived tokens to fit the access model for your team.

### Operational escape hatch

Keep SSH for focused inspection and recovery tasks. Prefer deployments, environment variables, and managed resources for repeatable changes.

## Common workflow

1. Enable or inspect the SSH server for an app.
2. Create or update users and authentication methods.
3. Attach authorized keys or generate a token.
4. Disable access when the maintenance window is complete.

## Related docs

- [SSH server](/apps/ssh/server)
- [SSH tokens](/apps/ssh/tokens)
- [SSH users](/apps/ssh/users)
- [Authorized keys](/apps/ssh/authorized-keys)

Source: https://docs.stackmachine.com/apps/ssh/index.mdx