Getting Started

Feed Authentication

1. Generate an SSH key pair by following the instructions below.

2. Upon generating the SSH key pair, send an e-mail to [e-mail] with a specified username to connect to the SSH Feed, along with your public key attached.

3. You will be notified once your username has been authorised.

Mac OS X

1. Open the Terminal application.

2. Enter the following command in the Terminal window and hit enter:

   ssh-keygen -t rsa

3. You will be prompted to specify the directory to store the key and a passphrase. Follow these prompts accordingly.

4. Navigate to the specified directory to retrieve your public key (.pub file)

Windows

1. Open the Command Prompt application.

2. Enter the following command in the Command Prompt window and hit enter:

   ssh-keygen

3. You will be prompted to specify the directory to store the generated keys and a passphrase. Follow these prompts accordingly.

4. Navigate to the specified directory to retrieve your public key (.pub file)

Testing the Connection

1. Open up either the Terminal or Command Prompt application (depending on whether you're using Mac OS or Windows).

2. Enter the following command and hit enter:

   ssh xenophobe-[username]-staging.mustardsystems.com -p 2093 -T -i [private key path]

   Note: you will need to replace [username] with the username given from the Feed Authentication section and [private key path] with the path to your private file i.e.

3. You will be prompted to enter in your passphrase, enter this in accordingly. This will connect you to the feed.

4. After entering in your password, immediately enter the following command and hit enter:

   {"request": "init", "msg": {}}