diff --git a/cmd/ssh/main.go b/cmd/ssh/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"path"
+	"sync"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db"
+	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/engine"
+	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
+)
+
+var (
+	wg        sync.WaitGroup
+	keyStore  db.Db
+	logg      = logging.NewVanilla()
+	scriptDir = path.Join("services", "registration")
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var dbDir string
+	var resourceDir string
+	var size uint
+	var engineDebug bool
+	var stateDebug bool
+	var host string
+	var port uint
+	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
+	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
+	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "engine-debug", false, "use engine debug output")
+	flag.BoolVar(&stateDebug, "state-debug", false, "use engine debug output")
+	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
+	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", "127.0.0.1", "http host")
+	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", 7122, "http port")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	sshKeyFile := flag.Arg(0)
+	_, err := os.Stat(sshKeyFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "cannot open ssh server private key file: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	logg.WarnCtxf(ctx, "!!!!! WARNING WARNING WARNING")
+	logg.WarnCtxf(ctx, "!!!!! =======================")
+	logg.WarnCtxf(ctx, "!!!!! This is not a production ready server!")
+	logg.WarnCtxf(ctx, "!!!!! Do not expose to internet and only use with tunnel!")
+	logg.WarnCtxf(ctx, "!!!!! (See ssh -L <...>)")
+
+	logg.Infof("start command", "dbdir", dbDir, "resourcedir", resourceDir, "outputsize", size, "keyfile", sshKeyFile, "host", host, "port", port)
+
+	pfp := path.Join(scriptDir, "pp.csv")
+
+	cfg := engine.Config{
+		Root:       "root",
+		OutputSize: uint32(size),
+		FlagCount:  uint32(16),
+	}
+	if stateDebug {
+		cfg.StateDebug = true
+	}
+	if engineDebug {
+		cfg.EngineDebug = true
+	}
+
+	authKeyStore, err := ssh.NewSshKeyStore(ctx, dbDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "keystore file open error: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		logg.TraceCtxf(ctx, "shutdown auth key store reached")
+		err = authKeyStore.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			logg.ErrorCtxf(ctx, "keystore close error", "err", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	cint := make(chan os.Signal)
+	cterm := make(chan os.Signal)
+	signal.Notify(cint, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGINT)
+	signal.Notify(cterm, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	runner := &ssh.SshRunner{
+		Cfg:         cfg,
+		Debug:       engineDebug,
+		FlagFile:    pfp,
+		DbDir:       dbDir,
+		ResourceDir: resourceDir,
+		SrvKeyFile:  sshKeyFile,
+		Host:        host,
+		Port:        port,
+	}
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case _ = <-cint:
+		case _ = <-cterm:
+		}
+		logg.TraceCtxf(ctx, "shutdown runner reached")
+		err := runner.Stop()
+		if err != nil {
+			logg.ErrorCtxf(ctx, "runner stop error", "err", err)
+		}
+
+	}()
+	runner.Run(ctx, authKeyStore)
+}