# Install autossh

Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels. Version 1.4g via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:autossh
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install autossh
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install autossh
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/autossh/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add autossh
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: autossh from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install autossh
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: autossh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install autossh
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: autossh from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#autossh
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/au/autossh/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S autossh
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: autossh from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install autossh
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: autossh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/autossh
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/autossh.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:autossh
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/autossh>
- **Version:** 1.4g
- **Source summary:** Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
- **Homepage:** <https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh>
- **License:** BSD-1-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/autossh-1.4g.tgz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- autossh (cli)
- rscreen (cli)
- autossh (alias)
- rscreen (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.4g
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Notes de sécurité

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** autossh
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - autossh - 1.4g-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: autossh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels | https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
- Nix - autossh: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/au/autossh/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - autossh - 1.4g-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: autossh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels | https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
- apk - autossh - 1.4g-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: autossh from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels | https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
- apk - autossh-doc - 1.4g-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: autossh-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels (documentation) | https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
- dnf - autossh - 1.4g-21.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: autossh from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Utility to autorestart SSH tunnels | https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
- pacman - autossh - 1.4g-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: autossh from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels | https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
- zypper - autossh - 1.4g-2.23: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: autossh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels | https://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/
- MacPorts - autossh: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/autossh/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/autossh: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/autossh.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [boring](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/boring/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, tunnel, tunneling.
- [rospo](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/rospo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, tunneling.
- [corkscrew](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/corkscrew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, tunneling.
- [proxytunnel](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/proxytunnel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, tunnel, tunneling.
- [udp2raw-multiplatform](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/udp2raw-multiplatform/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunnel, tunneling.
- [dns2tcp](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/dns2tcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunnel, tunneling.
- [cloudflared](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/cloudflared/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunnel, tunneling.
- [pssh](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/pssh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
