From 15803714a8d4479fe5a548cc364022db91dd7038 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorsten Sommer Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:30:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cdfcb62..c900df2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ SSHTunnel ========= -SSHTunnel is a tiny small program to tunnel something through a SSH without any external dependencies. Yes, you do not need any PuTTY installtion for Microsoft Windows. Just download the executable which matches your OS and architecture (32 vs. 64 bits) and run it. +SSHTunnel is a tiny small program to tunnel something through a SSH without any external dependencies. Just download the executable which matches your OS and architecture (32 vs. 64 bits) and run it. ### Syntax *This example uses the Microsoft Windows executable, but the syntax is the same for e.g. Linux, Unix, Mac, etc.* @@ -10,19 +10,20 @@ SSHTunnel is a tiny small program to tunnel something through a SSH without any - At the SSH server's side, connects to `127.0.0.1` to port `27017` (a MongoDB database) - At your local side, provides a listener at `127.0.0.1` at the port `53001` - The username for the SSH service is `john` -- The user's password would be `johndow` ;-) +- The user's password would be `johndow` ;-) You can avoid the `-pwd` argument. Thus, the SSHTunnel will ask for the password. - Now, you are able to use your local MongoDB software and can connect to port `53001` at `localhost`. ### Features - The whole code is open source and can be used for any purpose (also commercial) -- If you want, you can compile the code by your own by using the Go compiler (http://www.golang.org) +- If you want, you can compile the code by your own by using the [Go](http://www.golang.org) - The program just needs very low resources e.g. around 1.3 MB memory for Microsoft Windows 8.1 - SSHTunnel is scalable and, if necessary, can utilise all your CPUs - If a connection cannot setup, the program re-tries it - At the moment, SSHTunnel uses only the password authentication methods. Therefore, it is currently not possible to use e.g. a certificate, etc. Nevertheless, the implementation of this feature is possible. - The configuration must be provided by using the command-line arguments. It is currently not possible to use e.g. a configuration file. +- You can avoid the password argument if you prefer to provide the password on demand. ### Download -Go and get the latest release from GitHub's release page: https://github.com/SommerEngineering/SSHTunnel/releases +Go and get the latest release from the [release page](https://github.com/SommerEngineering/SSHTunnel/releases). *Based on damick's example code from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21417223/simple-ssh-port-forward-in-golang*