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SSH port-forward on Docker Toolbox from host

Note

This is a Local SSH port-forward (ssh -L)

Table of Contents

Overview

This is a local SSH port-forward (ssh -L). In other words, the Docker Toolbox machine will make a port locally available from somewhere else. Therefore the process must be initiated on the Docker Toolbox machine.

General command

The following represents the general structure of a local ssh port-forward:

ssh -L <DockerToolbox_Port>:<HostOS_SRV_IP>:<HostOS_SRV_Port> <HostOS_SSH_USER>@<HostOS_SSH_IP>
<DockerToolbox_Port> The port on the Docker Toolbox machine the service should be made available
<HostOS_SRV_IP> The IP address on the host os, where the service is currently listening
<HostOS_SRV_PORT> The port on the host os, where the service is bound to
<HostOS_SSH_USER> The username of the host os SSH server for the connection
<HostOS_SSH_IP> The IP address of the host at which the SSH server is reachable

Command example

Making 127.0.0.1:10000 from host os available on 0.0.0.0:8080 on Docker Toolbox machine:

ssh -L 8080:127.0.0.1:10000 user@172.16.0.1
8080 Docker Toolbox should make the port available on itself on this port
127.0.0.1 The service currently listens on that IP address on the host os
10000 The service is currently bound to that port on the host os
user The username of the host os SSH server for the connection
172.16.0.1 The IP address of the host at which the SSH server is reachable

Examples

For this example we assume the following information:

  • Docker Toolbox IP address is 192.168.99.100
  • Host os IP address where SSH server is listening is 172.16.0.1
  • Host SSH username is user

Make host-based MySQL available on Docker Toolbox

  1. Gather the IP address on your host os where the SSH server is listening

  2. SSH into the Docker Toolbox machine

  3. Forward: 127.0.0.1:3306 from host os to 0.0.0.0:3306 on Docker Toolbox

    toolbox> ssh -L 3306:127.0.0.1:3306 user@172.16.0.1
    

Make host-based PgSQL available on Docker Toolbox

  1. Gather the IP address on your host os where the SSH server is listening

  2. SSH into the Docker Toolbox machine

  3. Forward: 127.0.0.1:5432 from host os to 0.0.0.0:5432 on Docker Toolbox

    toolbox> ssh -L 5432:127.0.0.1:5432 user@172.16.0.1