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Run docker over ssh.
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docker-over-ssh.inc.sh
#!/bin/sh
#Usage (local use): docker-over-ssh <server>
#Usage (expose): endpoint=0.0.0.0 docker-over-ssh <server>
endpoint="${endpoint:-localhost}"
ssh -nNT -L $endpoint:2375:/var/run/docker.sock "$1" &
export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://$endpoint:2375
echo "Now your docker commands will run on $1"
echo "To stop, run 'exit'"
"$SHELL" -i
jobs -p | xargs -r kill || true
wait
echo "Remote docker connection killed."
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This starts a daemon that allows you to run docker client commands locally against a docker engine running remotely.
If you are running a docker engine locally, you should stop it before running this.

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