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ssh -L local_port:remote_ip:remote_port
-N -- no remote command -f -- go to background
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/115897/whats-ssh-port-forwarding-and-whats-the-difference-between-ssh-local-and-remot
has brilliant diagrams
— Kunal