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Document even more ways to manage sshd ports

Summary: Fixes T11882. Document using `~/.ssh/config` to mitigate the inconvenience of port 2222.

Test Plan: Read document.

Reviewers: chad

Reviewed By: chad

Maniphest Tasks: T11882

Differential Revision: https://secure.phabricator.com/D16894
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@ -222,23 +222,92 @@ other Phabricator SSH services.
NOTE: The Phabricator `sshd` service **MUST** be 6.2 or newer, because
Phabricator relies on the `AuthorizedKeysCommand` option.
**Choose a Port**: These instructions will configure the alternate `sshd` on
Before continuing, you must choose a strategy for which port each copy of
`sshd` will run on. The next section lays out various approaches.
SSHD Port Assignment
====================
The normal `sshd` that lets you administrate the host and the special `sshd`
which serves repositories can't run on the same port. In particular, only one
of them can run on port `22`, which will make it a bit inconvenient to access
the other one.
These instructions will walk you through configuring the alternate `sshd` on
port `2222`. This is easy to configure, but if you run the service on this port
users will clone and push to URIs like `ssh://git@host.com:2222/`, which is
a little ugly.
users will clone and push to URIs like `ssh://git@host.com:2222/`, which is a
little ugly.
The easiest way to fix this is to put a load balancer in front of the host and
have it forward TCP traffic on port `22` to port `2222`. Then users can clone
from `ssh://git@host.com/` without an explicit port number and you don't need
to do anything else.
There are several different approaches you can use to mitigate or eliminate
this problem.
Alternatively, you can move the administrative `sshd` to a new port, then run
Phabricator `sshd` on port 22. This is complicated and risky. See "Moving the
sshd Port" below for help.
**Run on Port 2222**: You can do nothing, and just run the repository `sshd` on
port `2222` and accept the explicit port in the URIs. This is the simplest
approach, and you can always start here and clean things up later if you grow
tired of dealing with the port number.
Finally, you can just run on port `2222` and accept the explicit port in the
URIs. This is the simplest approach, and you can start here and clean things
up later.
**Use a Load Balancer**: You can configure a load balancer in front of the host
and have it forward TCP traffic on port `22` to port `2222`. Then users can
clone from `ssh://git@host.com/` without an explicit port number and you don't
need to do anything else.
This may be very easy to set up, particularly if you are hosted in AWS, and
is often the simplest and cleanest approach.
**Swap Ports**: You can move the administrative `sshd` to a new port, then run
Phabricator `sshd` on port 22. This is somewhat complicated and can be a bit
risky if you make a mistake. See "Moving the sshd Port" below for help.
**Change Client Config**: You can run on a nonstandard port, but configure SSH
on the client side so that `ssh` automatically defaults to the correct port
when connecting to the host. To do this, add a section like this to your
`~/.ssh/config`:
```
Host phabricator.corporation.com
Port 2222
```
(If you want, you can also add a default `User`.)
Command line tools like `ssh`, `git` and `hg` will now default to port
`2222` when connecting to this host.
A downside to this approach is that your users will each need to set up their
`~/.ssh/config` files individually.
This file also allows you to define short names for hosts using the `Host` and
`HostName` options. If you choose to do this, be aware that Phabricator uses
remote/clone URIs to figure out which repository it is operating in, but can
not resolve host aliases defined in your `ssh` config. If you create host
aliases they may break some features related to repository identification.
If you use this approach, you will also need to specify a port explicitly when
connecting to administrate the host. Any unit tests or other build automation
will also need to be configured or use explicit port numbers.
**Port Multiplexing**: If you have hardware access, you can power down the host
and find the network I/O pins on the motherboard (for onboard networking) or
network card.
Carefully strip and solder a short piece of copper wire between the pins for
the external interface `22` and internal `2222`, so the external interface can
receive traffic for both services.
(Make sure not to desolder the existing connection between external `22` and
internal `22` or you won't be able to connect normally to administrate the
host.)
The obvious downside to this approach is that it requires physical access to
the machine, so it won't work if you're hosted on a cloud provider.
SSHD Setup
==========
Now that you've decided how you'll handle port assignment, you're ready to
continue `sshd` setup.
If you plan to connect to a port other than `22`, you should set this port
as `diffusion.ssh-port` in your Phabricator config: