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Every simulated node has full SSH access, just like a real server.
Default Credentials
Field Value User rootPassword kombisimPort Range 30000-39999
Connecting
Find Your Node’s Port
Each node gets a unique SSH port:
# List nodes with SSH ports
curl -s https://api.kombify.io/v1/simulation/nodes | jq '.[] | {name, ssh_port}'
Output:
{ "name" : "node-1" , "ssh_port" : 30001 }
{ "name" : "node-2" , "ssh_port" : 30002 }
{ "name" : "node-3" , "ssh_port" : 30003 }
Connect via SSH
ssh -p 30001 root@localhost
# Password: kombisim
SSH Config (Recommended)
Add to ~/.ssh/config:
Host sim-node-1
HostName localhost
Port 30001
User root
StrictHostKeyChecking no
UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
Host sim-node-2
HostName localhost
Port 30002
User root
StrictHostKeyChecking no
UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
Now connect with:
SSH Keys
Using Your Own Key
# Copy your key to the node
ssh-copy-id -p 30001 root@localhost
# Or manually
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh -p 30001 root@localhost \
"mkdir -p ~/.ssh && cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
Pre-provisioning Keys
When creating a node, include your public key:
curl -X POST https://api.kombify.io/v1/simulation/nodes \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "secure-node",
"os": "ubuntu-22.04",
"ssh_keys": ["ssh-rsa AAAA... your-key"]
}'
File Transfer
SCP
# Upload
scp -P 30001 local-file.txt root@localhost:/tmp/
# Download
scp -P 30001 root@localhost:/var/log/syslog ./
rsync
rsync -avz -e "ssh -p 30001" ./myapp/ root@localhost:/opt/myapp/
Port Forwarding
Access services inside nodes:
# Forward node's port 80 to local 8080
ssh -p 30001 -L 8080:localhost:80 root@localhost
Now access http://localhost:8080 to reach the node’s web server.
Troubleshooting
Check the node is running: curl https://api.kombify.io/v1/simulation/nodes
Verify the port: node may be on different port
Wait a few seconds after node creation
Sim nodes are ephemeral, so host keys change: ssh-keygen -R "[localhost]:30001"