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24 alternatives to Public SSH Jump and Port Forwarding Server

I've made a neat service to access SSH over NAT. Unlike ngrok and alternatives with registration, custom software, non-preserved random URLs and ports, this solution is just a remote SSH server which does not require anything more than an SSH client to both host and connect. Technically it allows to publish any service over SSH (web, proxy, any TCP port really), but only with SSH as a destination you'll preserve end-to-end encryption and won't allow my server to snoop on potentially unencrypted traffic. The service is mostly intended to give remote access to the device as fast as possible,…

Public SSH Jump and Port Forwarding Server is a remote SSH server that allows users to access devices behind NAT without requiring registration, custom software, or random URLs. It works by using SSH tunneling to… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Public SSH Jump and Port Forwarding Server launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    ondevice.io - all your devices in one place - no need to set up port forwarding

    2017 · ondevice.io · its alternatives →

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    Expose local servers to the internet using only SSH. No installation required. Perfect for testing webhooks, demos, and sharing your work.

    2017 · serveo.net · its alternatives →

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    SSH JUMP SERVER SOFTWARE

    2021 · ezeelogin.com · its alternatives →

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    I got tired of the push-to-registry/pull-from-registry dance every time I needed to deploy a Docker image. In certain cases, using a full-fledged external (or even local) registry is annoying overhead. And if you think about it, there's already a form of registry present on any of your Docker-enabled hosts — the Docker's own image storage. So I built Unregistry [1] that exposes Docker's (containerd) image storage through a standard registry API. It adds a `docker pussh` command that pushes images directly to remote Docker daemons over SSH. It transfers only the missing layers, making it…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    We talk about a new feature in Teleconsole:\ you can turn any laptop into a secure and publicly accessible SSH server which uses Github SSH keys for authentication.

    2017 · gravitational.com · its alternatives →

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    Pinggy▲282

    Public URLs for localhost without downloading any binary

    2024 · pinggy.io · its alternatives →

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    Remote Desktop Protocol for Node.js. Contribute to citronneur/node-rdpjs development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · lc.cx · its alternatives →

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    Expose local http, tcp or websocket connections to the public internet - amalshaji/portr

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Expose local servers to the internet using only SSH. No installation required. Perfect for testing webhooks, demos, and sharing your work.

    2017 · serveo.net · its alternatives →

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    Maybe some of you feel like me sometimes: I don't need SSH port forwarding very often. That's why I usually forget the exact ssh call by the time I need it. So that I no longer have to search for the correct call in the man page or on the Internet, I have implemented common scenarios interactively. Simply enter addresses, ports and user names and the result is the correct ssh call. I can simply copy it and use it.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    SSH-based "VPN for poors". Contribute to ivanilves/xiringuito development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple UI for forwarding ports over SSH. Contribute to jamt9000/AwesomePortForwarding development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Run SSH and HTTP(S) on the same port. Contribute to jamescun/switcher development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ts-ssh solves a specific problem: accessing machines on your Tailnet from environments where you can't install the full Tailscale daemon (like CI/CD runners or restricted systems). It uses Tailscale's tsnet library to establish userspace connectivity, then provides a standard SSH experience. Works with existing workflows since it supports normal SSH features like ProxyCommand, key auth, and terminal handling. Some features that proved useful: • Parallel command execution across multiple hosts • Built-in tmux session management for multi-host work • SCP-style file transfers • Works on…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Serverless VPN on WireGuard® for Raspberry Pi

    2023 · upvpn.app · its alternatives →

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    Scalable PaaS (automated Docker+nginx) - aka Heroku on Steroids - caprover/README.md at master · caprover/caprover

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    cotunnel▲133

    Remote access and tunnels to your local device.

    2020 · cotunnel.com · its alternatives →

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    A shared canvas you draw on over SSH. No account, no install. Just run ssh ssh.place

    Aug 2026 · ssh.place · its alternatives →

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    Remotely manage your IoT devices with SSH and HTTP

    2015 · ngrok.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey there HN! ruroco (RUn RemOte COmmand) is a tool that lets you execute commands on a server by sending UDP packets (instead of knocking on ports). the tool consist of 3 binaries: - client -> runs on your notebook/computer and sends the UDP packets - server -> receives the UDP packets and makes sure that they are valid - commander -> runs the command encoded by the data of the UDP packet if it's valid The commands are configured on the server side, so the client does not define what is going to be executed, it only picks from existing commands. I use this tool to open up the SSH port…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Every privacy-focused DNS service requires an account: NextDNS, Cloudflare for Families, Apple's iCloud Private Relay (paid, iOS-only). The protocol that doesn’t require one - ODoH - had basically one well-known public relay operator (Frank Denis on Fastly Compute, default in dnscrypt-proxy). I built a second one and the client to talk to it.

    May 2026 · numa.rs · its alternatives →

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    ngrok is developer infrastructure that routes and secures traffic to your apps, APIs, and AI models, wherever they run. Start on localhost, ship to prod.

    2013 · ngrok.com · its alternatives →

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    zoro can help you expose local server to external network. Support both TCP/UDP, of course support HTTP. Zero-Configuration. - txthinking/zoro

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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