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title: Install hintertuer on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of hintertuer for Linux - Automatic SSH remote
  port forwarding tool
url: https://snapcraft.io/hintertuer
---

# hintertuer

[Isaac True (itrue)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/itrue "View all snaps from Isaac True (itrue)")

* [Isaac True (itrue)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/itrue "View all snaps from Isaac True (itrue)")
* [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud)

latest/stable 0.1

Install latest/stable of hintertuer

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install hintertuer
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* hintertuer

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 9 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 9 October 2026 - latest/candidate

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### Contact

* [isaac@is.having.coffee](mailto:isaac@is.having.coffee "mailto:isaac@is.having.coffee")

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### Source code

* [github.com/IsaacJT/hintertuer](https://github.com/IsaacJT/hintertuer "https://github.com/IsaacJT/hintertuer")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/IsaacJT/hintertuer/issues](https://github.com/IsaacJT/hintertuer/issues "https://github.com/IsaacJT/hintertuer/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/hintertuer#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/hintertuer#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/hintertuer#tab-security)

#### Automatic SSH remote port forwarding tool

Automatically connect to a remote SSH server and remotely forward a local
port using SSH's built-in remote forwarding feature (the `-R` argument).

The various parameters for setting up the port forwarding are configured using
snap configuration parameters. Set the various values as follows (changing
the values as needed):

```
 snap set hintertuer local-port="443"
 snap set hintertuer local-host="localhost"
 snap set hintertuer remote-port="10443"
 snap set hintertuer remote-host="myhost.example.com"
 snap set hintertuer remote-addr="localhost"
 snap set hintertuer user="ubuntu"
```

This example configuration will result in port 443 (local-port) on the
host localhost (local-host), as if it were accessed by the client host (where
the snap is installed), being made available on port 10443 (remote-port) on
myhost.example.com (remote-host), bound to the address localhost
(remote-addr).

In order to improve security, the remote host's key must be configured.
You can obtain the key by using the `ssh-keyscan` utility, and configuring the
snap with that key:

```
 snap set hintertuer host-key="..."
```

Or combine it into one line:

```
 snap set hintertuer \
   host-key="$(ssh-keyscan $(snap get hintertuer remote-host))"
```

The snap will generate a new SSH key called "id\_ecdsa" and try to use that
to connect to the remote host. This file is stored in the snap's common data
path (normally /var/snap/hintertuer/common/). This file can be overwritten, or
another file in that directory can be used by running the following command:

```
 snap set hintertuer ssh-key="id_ecdsa"
```

After changing any of the configuration options, make sure to restart the
snap:

```
 snap restart hintertuer
```

The name "Hintertuer" comes from the German translation for "backdoor".

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## Install hintertuer on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/hintertuer/raspbian)