Cygwin quickstart
Cygwin is ESSENTIAL to set up sshd so you can use Windows as a jump box. But it won't ever have i3. So don't spend too much time there!
- Download cygwin
- Put the shortcut in the task bar; right-click > properties > advanced > Run as Administrator (so we can run services)
- Download and install npm for Windows (seems to integrate)
- Select the following packages:
openssh stow xorg-server git
- SCRIPT this:
# from : http://www.noah.org/ssh/cygwin-sshd.html RUN AS ADMIN: cygwin prompt > right click taskbar icon, right-click CygWin64 Terminal, "run as admin" ssh-host-config -y # this will create a new WINDOWS USER cyg_server # Start the sshd daemon oh yeah! cygrunsrv -S sshd # To use pem files or keys, you must strip permissions: rclick > Properties > Security > Advanced > Disable inheritance > Copy existing > remove everyone, domain (only mbehrnsm remains) # where is cygwin stuff? $ cygpath.exe -w ~ C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm
i copied into here, need to make it official later C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\id_rsa C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\id_rsa.pub C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\known_hosts C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\authorized_keys C:\cygwin64\home\mbehrnsm\.ssh\config