ssh-tips-tricks

SSH Tips and Tricks

Create SSH Keys

• Step 1:

ssh-keygen -t rsa

• Step 2:

cat /home/ec2-user/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

• Step 3:

Copy to Github

• Step 4:

Clone repo

SSH into Cloud9

1. Open port 22 to 0.0.0.0 inside EC2 security groups
2. Paste local id_rsa.pub
3. ssh -v ec2-user@<ipaddress>

Port forwarding remote server

1. Create connection

ssh -N -L 8000:127.0.0.1:8000 ec2-user@<ipaddress>

2. Launch a remote server: python3 -m http.server
3. open web browser on your laptop or workstation or dev environment

References

• Setup SSH Keys Github Docs