mole v1.0.1 releases: cli app to create ssh tunnels

by do son · Published June 24, 2019 · Updated September 1, 2020

Mole is a cli application to create ssh tunnels, forwarding a local port to a remote address through an ssh server.

Features

Auto local address selection: find a port available and start listening to it, so the -local flag doesn’t need to be given every time you run the app.
Aliases: save your tunnel settings under an alias, so it can be reused later.
Leverage the SSH Config File: use some options (e.g. username, identity key and port), specified in $HOME/.ssh/config whenever possible, so there is no need to have the same SSH server configuration in multiple places.

Use Cases

Access a computer or service behind a firewall

Mole can help you to access computers and services outside the perimeter network that are blocked by a firewall, as long as the user has ssh access to a computer with access to the target computer or service.
Access a service that is listening only on a local address

Changelog v1.0.1

BUGFIX:

Verbose, Insecure and Detach flags are not working when loading from an alias [#127]

NEW FEATURE:

The installation script can now receive a parameter to install a specific version instead of always installing the latest [#124]

Install

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davrodpin/mole/master/tools/install.sh)

Use

Tutorial