Introduction to autossh

autossh is an SSH proxy client that monitors and automatically restarts SSH proxy services, ensuring the stability of tunnel connections.

Key Terminology

Term	Description
local	Local Docker container (environment where the autossh process runs)
target	The endpoint and destination of the tunnel, i.e., the location of the service you ultimately want to access
remote	The "middleman" or "proxy server" for tunnel transmission, through which you indirectly access the target service
source	Your initial endpoint, which can access the proxy server but cannot directly reach the remote service