This is a simple VPN for those times when you want the ease of use of a VPN but only have a ssh server available. Both servers need to have ssh configured to allow tunnels. You need to change the configs for ssh under /etc/ssh Remote server sshd_config: PermitTunnel yes Local server ssh_config: Tunnel yes Remote server Setting up the tunnels requires you to use root when sshing. Since I don’t open my servers up to remote root logins I work around it by first creating a reverse tunnel from the remote server back to my home machine. You will need to forward your external ssh port on your broadband router to the ssh on your local machine. Then create the reverse tunnel like this.