How to auto ssh port forward on boot

[Vipul_Pinto]

I want to port forward on boot by command ssh -R port:ipaddress:port serveo.net
I want this command to be executed as soon as my raspberry pi (with raspbian lite) gets booted up.
I have tried by including command in /etc/rc.local but it didn't work... can some one help me with it.

[pcmanbob]

Hi.

What you look to be trying to do is SSH tunnelling , you will probably find that your networking is not up and running when the command gets called in /etc/rc.local, so you either need to set you pi to wait for networking in rasp-config or add a delay to your command in /etc/rc.local

some thing like this might work

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sleep 60 &&  ssh -R port:ipaddress:port serveo.net

that's always assuming that your command actually works from the command line.

[Vipul_Pinto]

Hi.

What you look to be trying to do is SSH tunnelling , you will probably find that your networking is not up and running when the command gets called in /etc/rc.local, so you either need to set you pi to wait for networking in rasp-config or add a delay to your command in /etc/rc.local

some thing like this might work

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sleep 60 &&  ssh -R port:ipaddress:port serveo.net

that's always assuming that your command actually works from the command line.

The command is working in command line and I also tried with "sleep 60 && ....." but it is not executing on boot

[tpyo kingg]

Are you using a key for authentication? If so you need to specify it within rc.local, too, using the -i option.

[Andyroo]

Try piping the output from the command in rc.local to a file and see if that says anything...

[graysky]

You could write a script and have a systemd service execute it for you once the network is up rather than a sleep line... I assume your distro is using systemd.

[Vipul_Pinto]

Are you using a key for authentication? If so you need to specify it within rc.local, too, using the -i option.

Can you give an example for it

[Vipul_Pinto]

You could write a script and have a systemd service execute it for you once the network is up rather than a sleep line... I assume your distro is using systemd.

I am new at these can you tell me how to make it into a script

[tpyo kingg]

Can you give an example for it

Please describe in more detail how you are connecting when you connect manually.

Have you made a key or not? When do you type in the passphrase for the key or the password for the connection?

[graysky]

Also, why are you doing this at all. I assume to circumvent the need to forward a port due to no access to the router in the building?