ssh-chess

ssh-chess

ssh-chess is a chess server that runs through the SSH protocol

Getting Started

1. Clone this project and cd into it
2. Run ssh-keygen -t rsa -f id_rsa to create a RSA public/private keypair in the current directory for the server to use. Do not give it a passphrase
3. Run go get -v -d ./...
4. Run PORT=2022 go run cmd/ssh-chess/main.go the ssh server should be running on port 2022
5. Run ssh <username>@localhost -p 2022 to play chess in a random room

Connecting to Rooms

• Running ssh <username>@server -p 2022 will connect a user to a random room
• Running ssh <username>#<room-name>@server -p 2022 will connect a user to a named room - use this if you want to play a specific user by giving that user the room-name