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Summary

Enable chained SSH bastions (up to 5 hops via hops[], outermost first) with per-hop hostKeyFingerprint pinning/TOFU and route CLUSTER NODES/SENTINEL per-node connections through the same chain (clusterViaTunnel:true default). Fixes ElastiCache/MemoryDB private-subnet where nodes advertise bastion-only addresses.

Changes

  • ssh-tunnel.service: resolveHops/ResolvedHop, connectOneHop(sock) chaining, forwardOutPromise, listenForwarded with shared sockets + perNodeSockets, TunnelInfo now clients[]/servers[]/nodePorts/nodeServers/nodeForwardInflight/nodeSockets/nodeTombstones, single shared SSH_NODE_FORWARD_TIMEOUT_MS (5000) for probe+bind, deduped inflight + SSH_MAX_NODE_FORWARDS cap counting inflight, tombstoned eviction, stale-info guard, aborted.catch(() => {}) + branch on info for chain-link errors, per-hop key pre-validation with hop.label, withTimeout helper, closeNodeForward/teardownInfo/closeTunnel socket destruction parity.
  • unified.adapter: resolveSshHops/isClusterViaTunnel, dialNodeThroughTunnel fail-fast when !tunnelActive, releaseNodeThroughTunnel, per-hop onHostKey + observedHostKeyFingerprints.
  • cluster-discovery: NodeConnection now tracks connectionId/remoteHost/remotePort, parseAdvertisedEndpoint, getNodeConnection dials via tunnel without outer race (service budget governs), releaseNodeForward on cleanupIdle/oldest/disconnectAll, and fix release on Valkey connect failure (leaked 32-cap).
  • connection-registry: sanitizeSshTunnelInput throws on >SSH_MAX_HOPS instead of slice, normalises pins, mirrors hops[0] to legacy fields, per-hop encrypt/decrypt, per-hop TOFU capture.
  • dto: SshHopDto, SshTunnelDto.hops + clusterViaTunnel, top-level host/port/username/authMethod now @ValidateIf optional when hops present (fix).
  • shared: SSH_MAX_HOPS=5, SSH_MAX_NODE_FORWARDS=32, SSH_NODE_FORWARD_TIMEOUT_MS, SSH_DEFAULT_PORT, DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT, MOCK_TUNNEL_PORT, resolveSshHops, isClusterViaTunnel.
  • cluster.constants: CLUSTER_*_MS + alias to shared timeout to avoid literal duplication.
  • web: ConnectionSelector hops UI, index.css polish.
  • docs: README/configuration updated for chaining and Route cluster nodes through tunnel.

Risk

Low — single-hop configs continue via hops[0] alias; clusterViaTunnel:false restores legacy direct dial. No migration required.

Checklist

  • Unit / integration tests added
  • Docs added / updated
  • Roborev review passed — run roborev review --branch or /roborev-review-branch in Claude Code (internal)
  • Competitive analysis done / discussed (internal)
  • Blog post about it discussed (internal)

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  • New Features
    • Added support for chained SSH tunnels with up to five bastion hops.
    • Added per-hop authentication and host-key fingerprint pinning, including first-use pinning when no fingerprint is provided.
    • Cluster and Sentinel topology connections can now route through the SSH tunnel by default.
    • Added an option to restore direct cluster-node connections.
  • Documentation
    • Updated setup and configuration guidance for multi-hop tunnels and cluster routing.

…ia tunnel

Support chained SSH bastions (up to 5 hops, outermost first) via hops[]
with per-hop hostKeyFingerprint pinning and trust-on-first-use, and route
cluster/sentinel per-node connections through the same chain (clusterViaTunnel,
default true) so private-subnet ElastiCache/MemoryDB nodes remain reachable.
Single-hop configs remain compatible via hops[0] ↔ top-level alias.

- ssh-tunnel.service: resolveHops, connectOneHop with sock chaining,
  forwardOutPromise, listenForwarded with shared socket tracking,
  single shared SSH_NODE_FORWARD_TIMEOUT_MS budget for probe+bind,
  deduped nodeForwardInflight, tombstoned eviction, per-node socket sets
  (nodeSockets/nodeTombstones), stale-info guard, abort promise handling
  to avoid unhandledRejection → process.exit, pre-validate hop keys with
  hop label
- unified.adapter: resolveSshHops, dialNodeThroughTunnel with fail-fast
  when tunnel required but not active, releaseNodeThroughTunnel,
  per-hop onHostKey tracking
- cluster-discovery: dial through tunnel (no outer race), releaseNodeForward
  on idle/oldest/disconnectAll, connection tracking for eviction,
  parseAdvertisedEndpoint
- connection-registry: sanitizeSshTunnelInput throws on >SSH_MAX_HOPS
  instead of slice, mirror hops[0] to legacy fields, capture/encrypt per-hop
  secrets, TOFU pinning per hop
- shared: SSH_MAX_HOPS, SSH_MAX_NODE_FORWARDS, SSH_NODE_FORWARD_TIMEOUT_MS,
  SSH_DEFAULT_PORT, DEFAULT_REDIS_PORT, MOCK_TUNNEL_PORT, isClusterViaTunnel
- cluster.constants: reuse shared timeout via alias, single source for
  30000/5000/60000/2000
- tests: dedupe, eviction, tombstone, socket-destroy, timeout (fake timers),
  stale-info, release on cleanup; centralize literals via imports
- docs: update README/configuration for chained hops and clusterViaTunnel
…nly DTO

- cluster-discovery: after dialNodeThroughTunnel succeeds but Valkey
  connect() times out, the forward was cached in nodePorts/nodeServers
  with no NodeConnection stored, so cleanupIdle/disconnectAll/oldest-evict
  could never free it. Each failing endpoint leaked 1 of 32 slots.
  Fix by tracking didDialViaTunnel (dialHost/port vs host/port) and
  calling releaseNodeThroughTunnel(host,port) in the Valkey catch before
  rethrow; add test for dial-success→Valkey-failure.

- dto: SshTunnelDto required host/port/username/authMethod even when
  hops defines the chain, contradicting resolveHops precedence and docs.
  Fix with @ValidateIf(o=>!o.hops||o.hops.length===0) and
  @ApiPropertyOptional (host!/port!/username!/authMethod!), allowing
  POST /connections {hops:[…]} without top-level alias; frontend still
  mirrors hops[0].
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SSH tunnel expansion

Layer / File(s) Summary
Tunnel contracts and configuration
packages/shared/src/types/connections.ts, apps/api/src/common/dto/connections.dto.ts, apps/api/src/common/interfaces/database-port.interface.ts, apps/api/src/connections/connection-registry.service.ts, apps/api/src/common/constants/cluster.constants.ts
Tunnel configurations now support ordered hops, per-hop validation, encryption, host-key fingerprints, status reporting, and cluster routing.
Multi-hop tunnel engine
apps/api/src/database/ssh/ssh-tunnel.service.ts, apps/api/src/database/ssh/__tests__/ssh-tunnel.service.spec.ts
The SSH service connects multiple bastions, creates cached per-node forwards, enforces hop and forward limits, applies timeouts, and cleans up sockets and clients.
Cluster routing and forward cleanup
apps/api/src/database/adapters/unified.adapter.ts, apps/api/src/cluster/cluster-discovery.service.ts, apps/api/src/cluster/cluster-discovery.ssh.spec.ts
Cluster node connections can use tunnelled loopback forwards. Connection failure, idle cleanup, eviction, and bulk disconnect release those forwards.
Connection UI and documentation
apps/web/src/components/ConnectionSelector.tsx, README.md, docs/configuration.md
The connection form supports chained hops and cluster routing. Documentation describes per-hop host-key handling and tunnelled cluster and Sentinel connections.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant ConnectionSelector
  participant ConnectionRegistry
  participant UnifiedDatabaseAdapter
  participant SshTunnelService
  User->>ConnectionSelector: Configure ordered SSH hops
  ConnectionSelector->>ConnectionRegistry: Save tunnel configuration
  ConnectionRegistry->>UnifiedDatabaseAdapter: Establish tunnel
  UnifiedDatabaseAdapter->>SshTunnelService: Create chained tunnel
  SshTunnelService-->>UnifiedDatabaseAdapter: Return tunnel endpoint
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apps/api/src/common/interfaces/database-port.interface.ts (1)

117-123: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Declare releaseNodeThroughTunnel on DatabasePort.

UnifiedDatabaseAdapter implements DatabasePort and defines releaseNodeThroughTunnel, but DatabasePort omits it. Both ClusterDiscoveryService call sites therefore use ad hoc casts, so adapter signature changes will not receive interface-level compile-time checking. Add the optional method and remove both casts.

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   dialNodeThroughTunnel?(remoteHost: string, remotePort: number): Promise<{ host: string; port: number }>;
+  /** Release a per-node forward previously opened by {`@link` dialNodeThroughTunnel}. */
+  releaseNodeThroughTunnel?(remoteHost: string, remotePort: number): void;
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In `@apps/api/src/common/interfaces/database-port.interface.ts` around lines 117 -
123, Declare optional releaseNodeThroughTunnel(remoteHost, remotePort) on
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In `@apps/api/src/database/ssh/__tests__/ssh-tunnel.service.spec.ts`:
- Line 599: In the test assertion for the in-flight tunnel promise, tighten the
expected rejection in the pending promise check to require the
tombstone-specific “evicted while being created” error. Keep the existing setup
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await expect(pending).rejects.toThrow(/evicted while being created|timed out|not established/);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Tighten the tombstone assertion.

closeNodeForward marks the in-flight key as a tombstone. The test then resolves forwardOut, and the mocked listenForwarded completes on setImmediate. The tombstone rejection runs before the timeout and before tunnel teardown. The current alternation can pass when the tombstone path does not run.

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-    await expect(pending).rejects.toThrow(/evicted while being created|timed out|not established/);
+    await expect(pending).rejects.toThrow(/evicted while being created/);
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await expect(pending).rejects.toThrow(/evicted while being created|timed out|not established/);
await expect(pending).rejects.toThrow(/evicted while being created/);
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Holding on this branch until #478 lands — my pending fix addresses the two reported bugs and will be rebased on top:

  1. Valkey stopped: dashboard correctly shows disconnected, but fleet freezes, then reports unknown + "Timed out collecting fleet stats". Recovers on Valkey restart.
  2. Bastion stopped: dashboard loads forever; fleet freezes, then unknown + timeout — and unlike the Valkey case, it does not recover after the bastion restarts (needs a server restart).

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