Open Remote File in Sublime Text (Linux Server) - Tested with Ubuntu

Open Remote File in Sublime Text.md

Open Remote File in Sublime Text:

I felt the importance of directly editing a file from a DigitalOcean droplet on my Ubuntu Server. I research on the internet and made a way to do it.

Local Machine Settings:

1. Install "rsub" in your Sublime Text.

   • Hit Ctrl+Shift+P, start typing “install” and select “Install Package”
   • Start typing “rsub” and select it.

2. nano ~/.ssh/config and paste the following lines:

   Host remoteHost
       	RemoteForward 52698 localhost:52698
   

   In my case my host is: [email protected]

   So, I have put the following in my ~/.ssh/config file

    Host [email protected]
        RemoteForward 52698 localhost:52698
   

Remote Server Settings:

1. Install the rsub script: sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/rsub https://raw.github.com/aurora/rmate/master/rmate

2. Make it executable: sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/rsub

3. Now, you are ready to open any file by typing "rsub" before it. Example: sudo rsub info.php

*Final Step:

Directly ssh into remote server with rsub enabled: ssh -R 52698:localhost:52698 [email protected]

⚠️ Troubleshooting if it says Unable to connect to TextMate on localhost:52698:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18938950/rsub-with-sublime-and-ssh-connection-refusual

To make life easier for me to copy/paste this when I need it:

sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/rsub https://raw.github.com/aurora/rmate/master/rmate; sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/rsub