TCP tunnels

Expose PostgreSQL, Redis, SSH or any TCP service temporarily with rl-tunnel tcp.

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Not everything speaks HTTP. A TCP tunnel forwards raw connections, which is ideal for temporarily giving another developer access to your local PostgreSQL. TCP tunnels need a free account (rl-tunnel auth login).

terminal

rl-tunnel tcp 5432

output

Tunnel Status:    ● OnlineForwarding:       tcp://tcp-xyz.t.resolvelabs.com.br:21874 -> localhost:5432

Connecting

Share the host and port with the other developer. They connect with any standard client:

terminal

# The other dev connects with any Postgres clientpsql "postgresql://user:pass@tcp-xyz.t.resolvelabs.com.br:21874/mydb"

Common ports

Service	Command
PostgreSQL	rl-tunnel tcp 5432
MySQL	rl-tunnel tcp 3306
Redis	rl-tunnel tcp 6379
SSH	rl-tunnel tcp 22