Jupyter notebook on remote host via SSH tunnel

jupyter_remote_via_ssh_tunnel.txt

# SSH into remote host "R", startup Jupyter on port XXXX.
ssh [email protected]
jupyer notebook --no-browser --port=XXXX

# On the localhost "L", accessing jupyter via the browser:
# create a reverse tunnel, forwarding YYYY (L) to XXXX (R).
ssh -N -L YYYY:localhost:XXXX [email protected]
          ---- --------- ----
            |       |      |
            |       |      ` port on remote where Jupyer is listening
            |       ` same hostname on local and remote machine
            ` local port, forwarded to remote port via SSH

# Jupyter protects access to notebooks with a token.
# To find out the token, SSH into R from L, then list all servers.
ssh [email protected]
jupyter notebook list

# Now simply click on the link named http://localhost:XXXX/?token=...