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Describe performing pull-backups via ssh remote forwarding
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``kill "${SSH_AGENT_PID}"``
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Kill ssh-agent with loaded keys when it is not needed anymore.
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Remote forwarding
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=================
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The ssh client allows to create tunnels to forward local ports to a remote server and also to allow remote ports to
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be forwarded to local ports.borg
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This remote forwarding can be used to allow remote backup clients to access the backup server even if the backup server
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usually cannot be reached by the backup client.
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This can even be used in cases where neither the backup server can reach the backup client and the backup client cannot
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reach the backup server, but some intermediate host can access both.
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A schematic approach is as follows
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::
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Backup Server (backup@mybackup) Intermediate Machine (john@myinter) Backup Client (bob@myclient)
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1. Establish SSH remote forwarding -----------> SSH listen on local port
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2. Starting borg create establishes
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3. SSH forwards to intermediate machine <------- SSH connection to the local port
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4. Receives backup connection <------- and further on to backup server
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via SSH
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So for the backup client the backup is done via SSH to a local port and for the backup server there is a normal backup
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performed via ssh.
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In order to achieve this, the following commands can be used to create the remote port forwarding:
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1. On machine `myinter`
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``ssh bob@myclient -v -C -R 8022:myclient:22 -N``
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This will listen for ssh-connections on port `8022` on `myclient`.
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2. On machine `myclient`
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``borg create -v --progress --stats ssh://backup@localhost:8022/home/backup/repos/dogado /``
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Make sure to use port `8022` and `localhost` for the repository as this instructs borg on `myclient` to use the
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remote forwarded ssh connection.
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SSH Keys
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If you want to automate backups when using this method, the ssh `known_hosts` and `authorized_keys` need to be set up
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to allow connections.
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Security Considerations
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Opening up SSH access this way can pose a security risk as it effectively opens remote access to your
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backup server on the client even if it is located outside of your company network.
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All the additional security considerations for borg should be applied, see :ref:`central-backup-server` for some additional
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hints.
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