HowTo: Node Red – Pushbullet notification at SSH login

From the FritzBox I am used to being notified as soon as someone logs on to my FritzBox. I think that’s a great security feature.

At some point I thought it would be nice if this feature were also available for the RaspberryPi. So I put together the solution below.

When a login is recognized on my NodeRed server (the RaspberryPi), it sends a message to me via Pushbullet.

In the article you will find everything you need to create your own NodeRed SSH login notification.

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Requirements

Helpful Articles:
So that you can install new nodes, NodeRed should of course already be installed.
How to prepare a RaspberryPi and then install NodeRed on it is described in the following articles.

RaspberryPi – Setup for nerdiys!
RaspberryPi – The first configuration!
RaspberryPi – Control the RaspberryPi via SSH
NodeRed – Installation of NodeRed on the RaspberryPi
NodeRed – Installing new nodes
NodeRed – Import and export node code

Required tools:
-none-

Required material:

In the following list you will find all the parts you need to implement this article.

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Log in to the NodeRed configuration interface

Before you can edit your NodeRed configuration you must - if activated - first log in to the NodeRed configuration interface.

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Import NodeCode

The NodeCode below contains everything necessary to evaluate a received notification and to forward it to you via Pushbullet. How you can add NodeCode to your NodeRed configuration is described in the article NodeRed – Importing and Exporting Node-Code.

So that the notification can be forwarded to you using Pushbullet, you must of course configure the Pushbullet Node accordingly. You can find tips on this in the article NodeRed – Sending Pushbullet Messages on Events

You can find the NodeCode under the following link:

https://github.com/Nerdiyde/NodeRedSnippets/blob/master/snippets/pushbullet_notification_at_ssh_login.json

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Configure “Trigger”

So that your RaspberryPi also sends a “trigger” to NodeRed as soon as someone logs in, you now have to configure the following settings.

#SSH login notification to nodeRed by Nerdiy.de
LOGIN_USER="$( whoami )"
LOGIN_DATE="$( date +%s )"
LOGIN_HOSTNAME="$( hostname)"

curl -Isk 'https://localhost:1880/ssh_login.json?user='$LOGIN_USER'&date='$LOGIN_DATE'&host='$LOGIN_HOSTNAME >> /dev/null

Then save the file by pressing CTRL + X and confirming with “Y” and “Enter”.

If you now log in to your RaspberryPi again via SSH, you should be notified by a Pushbullet message.

Of course you can also trigger other actions (e-mail, flashing lamp, etc.). Thanks to NodeRed, everything is freely configurable. 🙂

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Have fun with the project

I hope everything worked as described. If not or you have any other questions or suggestions, please let me know in the comments. Also, ideas for new projects are always welcome. 🙂

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