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@ -2,24 +2,26 @@ If you're anything like me, you have a copy of your annex on a computer running
ssh myhome.no-ip.org
This is totally great! Except, there is no way for your home computer to pull your changes, because there is no onthego.no-ip.org. You can get clunky and use a bare git repository and git push, but there is a better way.
This is totally great! Except, there is no way for your home computer to pull your changes, because there is no *on-the-go.no-ip.org*. You can get clunky and use a *bare git repository and git push*, but there is a better way.
First, install openssh-server on your on-the-go computer
First, install *openssh-server* on your *on-the-go* computer
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
Then, log into your home computer, with *port forwarding*:
Then, log into your *home* computer, with *port forwarding*:
ssh me@myhome.no-ip.org L 2201:localhost:22
Your home computer can now ssh into your on-the-go computer, as long as you keep the above shell running. Presto, you can use the same shell to set up your remote:
Your *home* computer can now ssh into your *on-the-go* computer, as long as you keep the above shell running.
You can now add your *on-the-go* computer as a remote on your *home* computer. Use the port forwarding shell you just connected with the command above, if you like.
ssh-keygen -t rsa
ssh-copy-id localhost -p 2201
cd ~/annex
git annex remote add on-the-go ssh://localhost:2201/home/myuser/annex
And run normal annex operations:
Now you can run normal annex operations, as long as the port forwarding shell is running².
git annex sync
git annex get on-the-go some/big/file
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¹ My always-on computer at home is a raspberry pi with a 32GB USB stick. Best self-hosted dropbox you could imagine.
² You can just forward the port, but not open a shell, by adding the -N command. I rarely use this.