Expose local dev server with SSH tunnel and Docker

1. localtunnel

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   expose yourself

   

   There are already services like localtunnel or ngrok for this purpose, but when you actually start using them, you will often find out that they have limitations on their free plans. So, we will configure our own custom setup once and have it always available for convenient and practical usage which will save a lot of time and nerves in the long run.

2. SaaSHub

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   SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

   

3. docker-openssh-server

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   For this, we will use linuxserver/openssh-server image. Linuxserver is an organization that maintains very stable Dokcer images for all kinds of purposes.

4. docker-mods

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   Documentation and Examples of base container modifications

   

5. traefik-proxy

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   Production deployment for nextjs-prisma-boilerplate app.

   

   Above is shown only the relevant Traefik configuration for the SSH tunnel container. A complete Traefik reverse proxy configuration requires additional static and dynamic configurations for the Traefik container, but that is outside the scope of this tutorial. You can search for examples of Traefik configurations or reuse mine, which is available in this repository: nemanjam/traefik-proxy.

6. rathole

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   A lightweight and high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal, written in Rust. An alternative to frp and ngrok.

   

   Another point to make is that the SSH tunnel technique is most suitable for temporarily exposing services for demo purposes. For permanent tunnels, you would need to add autossh to keep the connection alive, but there are better tools for permanent tunnels, such as rapiz1/rathole or fatedier/frp.

7. frp

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   A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet.

   

   Another point to make is that the SSH tunnel technique is most suitable for temporarily exposing services for demo purposes. For permanent tunnels, you would need to add autossh to keep the connection alive, but there are better tools for permanent tunnels, such as rapiz1/rathole or fatedier/frp.

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