# Connect to remote server WEBUI with ssh -D8080 and a dedicated browser?
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/connect-to-remote-server-webui-with-ssh-d8080-and-a-dedicated-browser/21308
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 20, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/connect-to-remote-server-webui-with-ssh-d8080-and-a-dedicated-browser/21308 "2023-12-20T02:58:59Z")
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### Author:  [@4tersgc](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/4tersgc)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/connect-to-remote-server-webui-with-ssh-d8080-and-a-dedicated-browser/21308/1 "2023-12-20T02:58:59Z")
How are you connecting to your remote servers running syncthing?
I used to use
`ssh -D8080 host`
…and then set a dedicated browser to use the dynamic socks proxy that ssh has set up from that. (proxy: 127.0.0.1:8080)
I used to use Firefox and foxyproxy for this, but then there were some changes to security and I ended up using Chromium. But then Chromium changed as well so that it wants to use the system wide proxy settings, so I started using SwitchyOmega for Chromium. But now that isn’t working. I tried ‘links’, the cli console curses browser, but it doesn’t seem to have java script.
What do you use?
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### Author:  [@gadget](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/gadget)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/connect-to-remote-server-webui-with-ssh-d8080-and-a-dedicated-browser/21308/2 "2023-12-20T04:59:14Z")
Correct, `links` doesn’t support JavaScript, but even if it did, there’s also no CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) support.
Although `ssh -D` is an option, it’s a bit overkill because connections aren’t limited to just a single port – it’s allowing apps on the client to connect to _any_ port and/or network interface on the remote host.
A simpler and more secure option is to forward just the required port. Then you won’t need to change proxy settings and/or rely on web browser add-ons.
For OpenSSH, the command syntax is as follows:
```plaintext
ssh -L local_port:host:host_port user@remote_host
```
For example…
```plaintext
ssh -L 1234:127.0.0.1:8384 logmein@10.10.10.10
```
- `ssh` – OpenSSH client.
- `-L` – Forward a local network port.
- `1234` – A locally available network port to listen on.
- `127.0.0.1` – Host to forward connections to.
- `8384` – Network port on the specified host being forwarded to.
- `logmein@10.10.10.10` – Remote host to tunnel to, logging on as `logmein`.
Now choose any suitable web browser – no proxy changes and/or proxy add-ons required – and go to `http://127.0.0.1:1234/`.
Connections to local port `1234` are tunneled thru remote host `10.10.10.10` and forwarded to `127.0.0.1:8384` where Syncthing’s built-in web server is waiting for connections.
For convenience, add the following OpenSSH configuration block to `~/.ssh/config`:
```plaintext
Host syncthing-webui
LocalForward 127.0.0.1:1234 127.0.0.1:8384
HostName 10.10.10.10
User logmein
```
Then to open the SSH tunnel, refer to the host alias:
```plaintext
ssh syncthing-webui
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/connect-to-remote-server-webui-with-ssh-d8080-and-a-dedicated-browser/21308/4 "2024-01-20T10:11:22Z")
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