Added SSH server creation script.

ssh/README.md

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+# Multi-Instance SSH Server Generator
+
+A lightweight Bash script that automatically creates, configures, and manages completely isolated OpenSSH server instances on Linux. 
+
+Perfect for providing dedicated SSH access to specific teams, contractors, or applications without touching your primary server's SSH configuration.
+
+## Features
+
+* **Complete Isolation:** Each instance gets its own configuration directory (`/opt/custom_sshd/<name>`) and independent host keys.
+* **Auto-Port Assignment:** Automatically scans for the next available port starting from `2222` to prevent collisions.
+* **Systemd Integration:** Generates a dedicated `systemd` service for each instance so they start on boot and auto-restart if they crash.
+* **Auto-Firewall:** Detects your active firewall (`ufw`, `firewalld`, or `iptables`) and automatically opens the required TCP port.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+* A Linux distribution using `systemd`
+* Root privileges (`sudo`)
+* `sshd` (OpenSSH Server) installed
+
+## Usage
+
+1. **Make the script executable:**
+```bash
+   chmod +x create_ssh_service.sh
+
+```
+
+2. **Create a new SSH instance:**
+Pass the desired name of your instance as the only argument.
+```bash
+sudo ./create_ssh_service.sh dev_team
+
+```
+
+
+3. **Connect to your new instance:**
+The script will output the assigned port (e.g., `2222`). Use it to connect:
+```bash
+ssh -p 2222 username@your-server-ip
+
+```
+
+## Management & Maintenance
+
+Every instance runs as its own systemd service named `custom-sshd-<instance_name>.service`.
+
+**Check status:**
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl status custom-sshd-dev_team.service
+
+```
+
+**View live logs:**
+
+```bash
+sudo journalctl -u custom-sshd-dev_team.service -f
+
+```
+
+**Restart the instance:**
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl restart custom-sshd-dev_team.service
+
+```
+
+**Completely remove an instance:**
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl disable --now custom-sshd-dev_team.service
+sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/custom-sshd-dev_team.service
+sudo rm -rf /opt/custom_sshd/dev_team
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+```
+
+Note: If you uninstall, you will need to manually remove the port rule from your firewall.

ssh/create_server.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -e
+
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Error: This script must be run as root."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Error: systemd is not installed or running. This script requires systemd for auto-restarts."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+INSTANCE_NAME=$1
+if [ -z "$INSTANCE_NAME" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <instance_name>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Locate the sshd binary
+SSHD_BIN=$(command -v sshd || echo "/usr/sbin/sshd")
+if [ ! -x "$SSHD_BIN" ]; then
+  echo "Error: sshd binary not found. Please install OpenSSH."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+BASE_DIR="/opt/custom_sshd/$INSTANCE_NAME"
+CONFIG_FILE="$BASE_DIR/sshd_config"
+SERVICE_NAME="custom-sshd-${INSTANCE_NAME}.service"
+SERVICE_FILE="/etc/systemd/system/$SERVICE_NAME"
+
+if [ -d "$BASE_DIR" ] || [ -f "$SERVICE_FILE" ]; then
+  echo "Error: An instance or service named '$INSTANCE_NAME' already exists."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Creating isolated environment for '$INSTANCE_NAME'..."
+mkdir -p "$BASE_DIR"
+
+# Port detection function
+is_port_in_use() {
+    local port=$1
+    if command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        ss -tln | grep -q ":${port}\b"
+    elif command -v netstat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        netstat -tln | grep -q ":${port}\b"
+    else
+        (echo >/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/${port}) >/dev/null 2>&1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Find the next available port starting from 2222
+PORT=2222
+while is_port_in_use $PORT; do
+  PORT=$((PORT+1))
+done
+echo "Found available port: $PORT"
+
+# Generate isolated Host Keys
+echo "Generating host keys..."
+ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -f "$BASE_DIR/ssh_host_rsa_key" -N "" -q
+ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f "$BASE_DIR/ssh_host_ed25519_key" -N "" -q
+
+# Generate the isolated sshd_config
+cat <<EOF > "$CONFIG_FILE"
+Port $PORT
+HostKey $BASE_DIR/ssh_host_rsa_key
+HostKey $BASE_DIR/ssh_host_ed25519_key
+
+# Security & Authentication defaults
+PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
+PasswordAuthentication yes
+PubkeyAuthentication yes
+AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys
+
+# Subsystem configuration
+Subsystem sftp internal-sftp
+EOF
+
+# Firewall configuration function
+open_firewall_port() {
+    local p=$1
+    echo "Configuring firewall for port $p..."
+    if command -v firewall-cmd >/dev/null 2>&1 && systemctl is-active --quiet firewalld; then
+        firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=${p}/tcp >/dev/null
+        firewall-cmd --reload >/dev/null
+        echo " -> Opened port $p using firewalld."
+    elif command -v ufw >/dev/null 2>&1 && ufw status | grep -q "Status: active"; then
+        ufw allow ${p}/tcp >/dev/null
+        echo " -> Opened port $p using ufw."
+    elif command -v iptables >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport ${p} -j ACCEPT
+        echo " -> Opened port $p using iptables (Note: this rule won't survive a reboot without iptables-persistent)."
+    else
+        echo " -> Warning: No supported active firewall found. Port $p might need manual opening."
+    fi
+}
+
+open_firewall_port $PORT
+
+# Generate the systemd service file
+echo "Creating systemd service: $SERVICE_NAME..."
+cat <<EOF > "$SERVICE_FILE"
+[Unit]
+Description=Custom SSHd instance ($INSTANCE_NAME)
+After=network.target auditd.service
+
+[Service]
+# -D prevents sshd from detaching, which systemd prefers for standard services
+ExecStart=$SSHD_BIN -D -f $CONFIG_FILE
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP \$MAINPID
+KillMode=process
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5s
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+# Enable and start the service
+echo "Starting and enabling the service..."
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl enable --now "$SERVICE_NAME"
+
+echo "----------------------------------------------------"
+echo "Success! SSH Server '$INSTANCE_NAME' is running and will auto-restart."
+echo "Port: $PORT"
+echo "Config: $CONFIG_FILE"
+echo "Service: $SERVICE_NAME"
+echo ""
+echo "To check status: systemctl status $SERVICE_NAME"
+echo "To view logs: journalctl -u $SERVICE_NAME -f"
+echo "To completely remove: systemctl disable --now $SERVICE_NAME && rm $SERVICE_FILE && rm -rf $BASE_DIR"
+echo "----------------------------------------------------"