test_ssh_connection.yml

name: Test SSH

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  push:
    branches: '*'

jobs:
  mh-imi:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.WEBSSHKEY }}
      SSH_HOST: ${{ secrets.HOST1 }}
      KNOWN_HOST: 'infrastructure.f4.htw-berlin.de ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBFrJk3IjoJf61+rHU/ZMyD4ud488roXMJaa2NEeBiNruZGIw7k4YBLaZgCgfQNk+T/vzXTls+XIuY5S6rI8FD2I='
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.9.0
        with:
          ssh-private-key: ${{ env.SSH_KEY }}
      - name: Create Known Hosts File
        run: |
            echo $KNOWN_HOST > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
            less ~/.ssh/known_hosts
      - name: Test Connection
        run: |
          ssh $SSH_HOST "ls -lart"