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Reputation: 40376

Node.js: Hooking repl to a remote node server

Let's say I have a node server running at mysite.com. Is there a way to set up that server so that I can use node's repl api to securely connect to it from my local machine?

Upvotes: 7

Views: 2197

Answers (1)

Linus Thiel
Linus Thiel

Reputation: 39251

Well, if you used this example:

net.createServer(function (socket) {
  repl.start("node via TCP socket> ", socket);
}).listen(5001, "localhost");

And firewalled that port 5001, you should be able to securely connect to it using ssh:

ssh user@host nc localhost 5001

In this case, the security relies on your firewall, and ssh.

Upvotes: 13

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