mole v0.3 releases: cli app to create ssh tunnels

by do son · Published May 11, 2019 · Updated May 11, 2019

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 v0.3

NEW FEATURE: Windows Support! Mole now works on windows (tested on Windows 10)
INFRA: Using Github Actions for code quality checks (e.g. unit tests, code formatting, etc.)
NEW FEATURE: Support for encrypted keys. Users will be prompted to enter the key password if it detects the given key is encrypted
NEW FEATURE: Skip the host key validation by using the ‘-insecure’ option
BUGFIX: Server names can contain underscore character (#50)
NEW FEATURE: Run mole in background by using the ‘-detach’ option
BUGFIX: Always use the same ssh connection if multiple clients use the same tunnel
NEW FEATURE: LocalForward option from ssh config file will be used if both ‘-local’ and ‘-remote’ are absent
INFRA: Developers can spawn a small local infra using docker to test their changes
NEW FEATURE: New ‘-aliases’ option added to list all configured aliases
BUGFIX: Return error if required flags are missing

Install

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

Use

Tutorial