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    Accessing Remote Servers with SSH ProxyJump and Jump Hosts


    networking security ssh engineering
    Introduction In practice, it is often impossible to establish a direct SSH connection with a remote server because of different network segmentation policies, firewall limitations, or extremely strict security measures at the organisation’s end. This is where Jump Hosts, commonly referred to as bastion hosts, fill the gap by providing means to connect two or more network segments. Together with SSH’s ProxyJump feature, they offer a secure way to connect to servers that otherwise cannot be reached.

    Remote System Monitoring with FastAPI and Pinggy


    guide FastAPI Pinggy System Monitoring
    Monitoring system metrics is essential for developers to ensure their applications run smoothly, optimize resource usage and quickly detect performance issues or bottlenecks. In this article, we’ll look at how to remotely monitor your system’s performance metrics—specifically CPU, RAM, memory and disk usage—using FastAPI and Pinggy. To accomplish this, we’ll use the psutil library, which provides easy access to real-time system resource data. To expose this data, we first need to start a server and FastAPI is an ideal choice for this purpose.

    Host a FastAPI Application Without a Server


    guide FastAPI Pinggy
    FastAPI, true to its name, is among the fastest frameworks for building APIs. It is a go-to choice for developers aiming to create APIs with speed and ease. Traditionally, hosting and sharing a FastAPI server involves setting up cloud environments, which can be time-consuming. In this article we’ll demonstrate how to bypass that complexity and instantly share your FastAPI server from localhost with a single command using Pinggy. Summary Step 1.

    Sharing LocalWP WordPress sites


    WordPress Pinggy LocalWP guide tunneling remote access
    Creating a local WordPress site is a routine for most developers, though sharing a live preview with clients or multiperson collaboration in real-time without having to waste time on complicated networks and open ports is always a big problem. That’s where Pinggy comes into play – a simple and lightweight tool for sharing local WordPress sites, that works in harmony with LocalWP by Flywheel tool, helps to tunnel your site in order not to trouble yourself with its remote accessibility.

    How to Easily Share ComfyUI Online


    ComfyUI Pinggy guide tunneling remote access
    ComfyUI is a portable, locally run interface commonly used for AI-simulated art generation with models like Stable Diffusion. When collaborating with remote clients or teammates, you might want to make this locally hosted UI accessible via the internet. This is where Pinggy, a fast and effective tunneling service, helps by allowing you to share your local setup using a public link. Summary Run ComfyUI Clone and set up ComfyUI: git clone https://github.

    How to get Slack webhooks


    guide Slack Webhook
    In today’s digital workplace, effective communication and integration between various tools are vital for enhancing productivity. Slack, a widely-used messaging platform, excels in fostering team collaboration and integrating with external applications. One of the most useful means for integrating Slack with other applications and workflows is its webhooks. Slack webhooks allow services to receive real-time updates and notifications directly from Slack channels through HTTP requests. They also enable applications to communicate with Slack to send messages, etc.

    SSH Reverse Tunneling


    guide SSH Reverse Tunneling NAT/Firewall Reverse Proxy
    SSH reverse tunneling is a powerful tool that enables secure remote access to systems or services that are behind firewalls or NATs (Network Address Translation). It is often used to provide external access to local systems and services without modifying the network’s security settings. In this detailed guide, we will break down SSH reverse tunneling, explain its applications, highlight security practices, and discuss alternatives. We will then discuss how Pinggy uses SSH reverse tunneling to share applications and services from localhost.

    SSH Into Docker Container


    guide docker ssh container management
    Secure Shell (SSH) is a widely supported protocol used for remotely making administrative connections to another computer on the network. It enables individuals to access a different computer and run commands through a terminal as if they were physically with the system. SSH is invaluable for system administrators, developers, and network engineers. In this article, we will explore two methods to SSH into Docker containers and discuss best practices for managing SSH within Docker environments.