diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/configure/ssh/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/configure/ssh/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4bf59c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/configure/ssh/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package ssh
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/configure/ssh/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/configure/ssh/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69ef0f9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/configure/ssh/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package ssh
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+var (
+	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "ssh",
+		Short: "SSH configuration",
+		Long:  "SSH Config",
+		RunE:  CobraRunE,
+	}
+	SetShow bool
+)
+
+func init() {
+//	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&SetShow, "show", "s", false, "Show configuration (don't update)")
+
+}
+
+// GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
+func GetCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	return baseCmd
+}
diff --git a/ssh_config b/ssh_config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..377c91f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ssh_config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Host *
+	StrictHostKeyChecking no
+	UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
+	LogLevel QUIET