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Added post on forwarding the Docker socket with SSH.

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Docker socket over SSH
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:date: 2018-01-09
:summary: Docker socket over SSH
Yesterday I described how to connect to a remote :code:`dockerd` over TCP. I
didn't touch security considerations at all (firewall, TLS certificate). This
because, for my use, I prefer a different method, forwarding the Unix socket
over SSH. Here's how.
First, you need OpenSSH version 6.7 or later (both client and server). Also,
the login user on the remote instance must have permissions to access the Docker
socket (in other words, be a member of the :code:`docker` group).
Here's how to forward the remote socket:
.. code:: shell
ssh -fNTo ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -L $HOME/.ssh/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock host
export DOCKER_HOST=$HOME/.ssh/docker.sock
And to close the connection and return to the local :code:`dockerd` kill the
:code:`ssh` process that's running in the background, :code:`rm` the docker
socket under :code:`$HOME/.ssh` and unset :code:`DOCKER_HOST`.
The reason I prefer this method is that it's easier to setup for ad-hoc tasks
and arguably more secure since you not only authenticate the user and host with
SSH, but you limit access to only those that are part of the :code:`docker`
group.
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