Bi-directional ssh tunnel

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

export EXTERNAL_PORT=$(cat conf/application.conf | awk -F'=' '/web.port/ {printf $2}' | tr -d ' ')
# this is the port for externalAddress
export TEMP_PORT=3331

echo ""
echo "Connecting localhost:$EXTERNAL_PORT to <SERVER>:8076"
echo "As externalAddress in application.conf use \"http://localhost:$TEMP_PORT\""
echo ""

ssh -N -L8076:localhost:8076 -R$TEMP_PORT:localhost:$EXTERNAL_PORT <USER>@<SERVER>