If your local server cannot connect to a remote deployment server due to network isolation, you can use a proxy server, also known as a jump server, to establish connectivity. Cloud Toolkit supports this scenario with its Secure Shell (SSH) proxy feature. You can add a proxy server, add the deployment server, and configure the proxy settings to quickly connect your environment.
Background information
If a local server cannot connect to a remote server with the IP address 192.168.0.1, a proxy server with the IP address 13.14.XX.XX is typically used to establish network connectivity, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. Jump server
The process of connecting your local server to a remote deployment server using the SSH proxy feature in Cloud Toolkit involves the following steps:
Add Server P as the proxy server.
Add Server T as the remote server.
You can set proxy P for server T.
Prerequisites
You must install and configure Cloud Toolkit in your local integrated development environment (IDE).