Run Jupyter notebook on a remote server

Run Jupyter notebook on a remote server

• On the remote machine, start the jupyter notebooks server:

remote_user@remote_host$ jupyter notebook --no-browser --port=8889

• On the local machine, start an SSH tunnel:

local_user@local_host$ ssh -N -f -L localhost:8888:localhost:8889 remote_user@remote_host

The first option -N tells SSH that no remote commands will be executed, and is useful for port forwarding. The second option -f has the effect that SSH will go to background, so the local tunnel-enabling terminal remains usable. The last option -L lists the port forwarding configuration (remote port 8889 to local port 8888). Alternatively, you can start the tunnel without the -f option. The process will then remain in the foreground and can be killed with ctrl-c.

• Now open your browser on the local machine and type in the address line:

localhost:8888

• To close the SSH tunnel on the local machine, look for the process and kill it manually:

local_user@local_host$ ps aux | grep localhost:8889
local_user 18418  0.0  0.0  41488   684 ?        Ss   17:27   0:00 ssh -N -f -L localhost:8888:localhost:8889 remote_user@remote_host
local_user 18424  0.0  0.0  11572   932 pts/6    S+   17:27   0:00 grep localhost:8889

local_user@local_host$ kill -15 18418