thor/pow reverse SSH tunnel

nginx.conf

server {
    listen [YOUR IP]:80;
    server_name *.dev.jc00ke.com;

    location / {
      if ($host ~* "(.*)\.dev\.jc00ke\.com" ) {
        set  $tunnel_app  $1.lvh.me;
      }

      proxy_set_header  X-Real-IP  $remote_addr;
      proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
      proxy_set_header  Host $tunnel_app;
      proxy_redirect    off;
      proxy_pass        http://localhost:17642;
    }
}

tunnel.thor

# http://pogodan.com/blog/2011/05/03/reverse-ssh-tunnel-any-rack-app-with-pow-and-nginx

class Tunnel < Thor
  method_options :environment => "development", :aliases => "-e", :desc => "Config environment"
  
  desc "start", "Start an ssh tunnel"
  def start
    command = "ssh -nNT -g -R *:#{tunnel['public_port']}:0.0.0.0:#{tunnel['local_port']} #{tunnel['username']}@#{tunnel['public_host']}"
    
    puts "executing #{command}"
    exec command
  end
  
  private
  def tunnel
    @tunnel ||= YAML.load_file(File.expand_path('~/.tunnel.yml'))[options[:environment]]
  end
end

tunnel.yml

development:
  username: foo
  public_host: some_server
  public_port: 17986
  local_port: 5000