Forward a local port to a remote service

Makes a service reachable from the server available on a local port, through the SSH tunnel.

ssh -L 8080:localhost:80 -N user@host

Edit the highlighted values, then copy. They are inserted as typed, without shell escaping.

Tool

ssh

Category

Linux

Platforms

linux, macos

Tags

• remote
• tunnel

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