This is the onboarding flow for sshChat. It starts with the real decision tree: do you already have a server, do you already have access data, and which login method do you use inside the app.
Keep the host IP or hostname ready and continue to Step 2.
Create a server first, for example on Hetzner, then come back here with the public IP.
A reachable host, SSH port, username, and one login method: password or private key.
Choose the login method you actually have: password or private key.
Go back to your server provider, admin panel, or cloud dashboard and collect the login details first.
Password is the fastest first connection on mobile. Private key is the better long-term setup once you already have one on the phone.
On your iPhone inside sshChat.
Tap Add server, then enter a readable title, the host or IP, port 22, your username, and either the password or the private key.
The server appears in your saved server list and is ready to open.
You tap the saved server in sshChat. The SSH handshake happens with the remote host.
Open the server, check the first host key prompt, and accept it only if it matches the machine you intended to reach.
whoami pwd ls -lah
Use normal send for quick commands, then save one or two commands you expect to reuse.
uptime df -h docker compose ps
Go to Chat basics if you want the fastest mental model, or go to Stream Mode if you already know you run longer commands.
