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Unable to connect to remote server for previously connected servers

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Description

Forge CLI Version

1.8.0, 1.8.3

PHP Version

8.4.5

Description

I have 9 servers in forge and face some weird behavior with forge CLI tool - I just can not connect to some servers.

It only connects once I delete SSH key from server and do ssh:configure. I can then connect once, but once i disconnect and try to connect back i can again see this error:

Unable to connect to remote server. Maybe run [ssh:configure] to configure an SSH Key?

Sometimes it works consistently though, but then I can not connect to the previously connected servers.

Overall it just feels like there some some or limit for connected servers and once you add more one of the previous ones is getting removed!

Pls let me know what other details I can provide in order to find the root of the issue.

Steps To Reproduce
  1. Configure ssh for multiple servers (it feels like i started experiencing this once i've got more than 5 servers)
  2. Try to connect to all of them one by one
  3. At some point you should get following error: Unable to connect to remote server. Maybe run [ssh:configure] to configure an SSH Key?

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Research direction

Start with the forge CLI SSH connection flow and the ssh:configure entry point. Reproduce the problem by configuring more than five servers and connecting to them one by one, then inspect how previously connected servers are retained. Done means repeatedly connecting to all configured servers without losing access or showing the SSH configuration error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
cli, devops
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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