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Tunnel IPFS API via SSH
#!/usr/bin/env bash
REMOTE_HOST=${1-"YOUR REMOTE HOST HERE"}
DEFAULT_API_FILE="$HOME/.ipfs/api"
API_FILE="${IPFS_PATH-$DEFAULT_API_FILE}"
if [ -e "$API_FILE" ]; then
echo "IPFS API is already running"
exit 1
fi
PORT=5001
ssh -N -L ${PORT}:localhost:5001 $REMOTE_HOST &
SSH_PID=$!
function cleanupAndExit() {
rm -f "$API_FILE"
echo
echo "Killing ssh."
kill "$SSH_PID"
exit
}
trap cleanupAndExit INT
printf "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/$PORT" > "$API_FILE"
echo "Linked local API to $REMOTE_HOST."
wait $SSH_PID
rm -f "$API_FILE"
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