Mole – an open source tool to easily create ssh tunnels
Easily create SSH tunnels.
Mole – an open source tool to easily create ssh tunnels launched on October 17, 2018 with 142 votes, #221 of 2,827 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
Mole is an open source command-line tool for creating SSH tunnels with a focus on reliability and ease of use. It helps users access or expose services beyond firewalls and network perimeters by routing connections through an accessible jump server. The tool is designed for developers who need to securely reach blocked or unreachable services on remote networks.
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From the sources
Mole is a cli application to create ssh tunnels focused on resiliency and user experience. Mole can help you to access and/or expose services outside the perimeter network that are blocked by a firewall or unreachable, as long as the user has ssh access to a computer (known as Jump Server ) with access to the target computer orfrom davrodpin.github.io
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