How to tunnel firefox through ssh?

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date: 2020-06-20 20:19:51

categories: ssh

firstPublishDate: 2020-06-20 20:19:51

My situation is:

I'm using a computer with firefox running

I have an ssh server

I want to browse the internet as if I was browsing from the ssh server.

To do that, I use the ssh server as proxy in firefox.

In a terminal, I open an ssh tunnel and forward port 9090:

Then firefox has to be configured to use the ssh tunnel:

open **Preferences**

open **Network Settings** (scroll down in **General** tab)

choose **Manual proxy configuration**

in the **SOCKS Host** field, write `localhost` and in the **Port** field, write `9090`

keep the **SOCKS v5** button selected

click **OK**

Done.

To browse from the computer again, choose **No proxy** in **Network Settings**.

Downloading videos with yt-dlp through ssh proxy

Start ssh in same way as before and run in another terminal:

hashtags: #firefox #ssh #yt-dlp

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