# Setting up SSH-gateway

UEF SSH Gateway server can be used to connect various servers that are located within the university network. Authentication is done with the UEF credentials. Replace the **<backend server>** with your target server address and replace **<uef-account>** with your university account.

**NOTE:** To get access to SSH-gateway server send access request by email to [bioinformatics@uef.fi](mailto:bioinformatics@uef.fi).

^SSH-Connection ^Command^
|Localpc|**ssh <uefad>@sshgw.uef.fi**|
|sshgw|**ssh <backend server>**|
| |or with the one command|
|Localpc|**ssh -t <uefad>@sshgw.uef.fi ssh <backend server>**|
|Localpc with X11 Forwarding|**ssh -X -t <uef-account>@sshgw.uef.fi ssh -X <backend server>**|

You can automate this all by creating local configuration file for the ssh (**$HOME/.ssh/config**) with following content. If you wish to forward X11 applications add "ForwardX11" option as well.
```
# content for the $HOME/.ssh/config file
Host <backend server>
    ForwardX11 yes
    ProxyCommand    ssh -W %h:%p <uef-account>@sshgw.uef.fi
```

After you have created the configuration file you can directly connect to the <backend server> 
^SSH-Connection ^Command^
|Connect|**ssh <uef-account>@<backend server>**|
|Download a file|**scp <uef-account>@<backend server>:/path/to/file local/file/system**|
|Upload a directory|**scp -r local/directory <uef-account>@<backend server>:/path/to/destination**|