Remote.js

Remote.js is a lightweight script that allows you to execute a set of commands on remote servers.

Disclaimer

Using the tool opens up potential security risks to your servers just like any other tool for remote access. Please use at your own risk!

Installation

npm install -g remote.js

Configuration and usage

Before using Remote.js we first need to create a configuration file that looks like:

{
  "port": 3456, // listening port
  "env": { // add your environment variables
  	"NODE_ENV": "production"
  },
  "commands": { // list of commads sets
    "home": {
      "name": "Home Files",
      "commands": [ "ls -l" ]
    },
    "pwd": {
      "name": "Current directory",
      "commands": [ "pwd" ]
    }
  },
  "keys": { // access keys
    "SomeKeyToAccessSomeCommands": [
      "home"
    ],
    "SomeOtherKeyToAccessSomeCommands": [
      "home",
      "pwd"
    ]
  }
}

save your file as config.json for example, then run this command:

remotejs /path/to/your/config.json

Client apps

• Chrome Extension (beta)
• Android App (coming soon)

API

Remote.js uses a simple protocol using socket.io to communicate with remote clients. The following is a simple implementation using socket.io on the client side:

Connect

var socket = io.connect('http://your_host_or_ip:3456');

Authenticate

socket.on('connect', function() {
  socket.emit('auth', server.key, function(result){
    if(result.success){
      result.commands; // contains a list of your commands as defined in your config file
    }

    if(result.error){
      // handle the error
    }
});

Run commands

socket.emit('command', command, function(res){
  var commandId = res.command_id;
});
    
socket.on('command_out', function(co) {
  console.log(co.out);
});

socket.on('command_err', function(ce) {
  console.log(ce.err);
});

socket.on('command_end', function(cmdId) {
  console.log("Finished running the command");
});