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Docker container ignore host verification

Docker container ignore host verification

Docker container ignore host verification

Inside Docker containers, SSH host key verification often fails because the container has no known_hosts file and the host fingerprint changes between container restarts. This config disables host checking entirely — useful for automated deployment scripts inside containers, but never use this in production outside of a controlled environment.

Docker container ignore host verification

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touch ~/.ssh/config
echo 'Host *' >> ~/.ssh/config
echo 'StrictHostKeyChecking no' >> ~/.ssh/config
echo 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null' >> ~/.ssh/config
cat ~/.ssh/config
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