Community SSH node
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- JavaScript
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Description
## Summary
Community SSH nodes (e.g. `node-red-contrib-ssh`, `node-red-node-ssh2`) suffer from timeout issues that cause Node-RED instance reboots. A customer running FlowFuse at high transaction volume (10,000 tx/sec) reported this in October 2025 as a production problem blocking their network automation use case.
## Problem
Existing community SSH nodes:
- Have timeout issues that cause Node-RED instances to crash and reboot unexpectedly
- Are not maintained to enterprise reliability standards
- Have no official FlowFuse support or SLA
## Customer Context
[customer] (https://app-eu1.hubspot.com/contacts/26586079/record/0-2/11137477601) uses FlowFuse for network monitoring automation — integrating monitoring systems with ticketing, automating network equipment tasks via SSH, and connecting to infrastructure APIs. The SSH timeout issue directly impacts their production flows.
## Proposed Solution
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Research direction
No repository files, tests, or implementation entry points are identified. Start by reviewing the named community SSH nodes and the reported production scenario, then clarify the proposed FlowFuse-supported capability, reliability requirements, and acceptance criteria before implementation.
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Assessment
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100