sshuttle is a powerful VPN that allows you to tunnel traffic from your computer through an SSH server. This allows you to access services that are blocked or restricted by firewall rules or geographical restrictions. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install sshuttle on macOS.
Before we proceed with the installation, you need to ensure that your macOS system meets the following requirements:
To install sshuttle on macOS, follow these steps:
Open the Terminal app on macOS. You can find the Terminal app by searching for "Terminal" in Spotlight, or by navigating to Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal.
Install sshuttle using the pip package manager by running the following command:
sudo pip install sshuttle
If pip is not installed on your system, you can install it by running the following command:
sudo easy_install pip
This will install the latest version of sshuttle and its dependencies.
Verify that sshuttle is installed correctly by running the following command:
sshuttle --version
If the installation is successful, this command will display the version number of sshuttle that is installed.
Now, you can start using sshuttle. To create a VPN tunnel, run the following command:
sudo sshuttle -r <user>@<server> <subnet>
<user> with the username of the SSH account.<server> with the IP address or hostname of the SSH server.<subnet> with the subnet that you want to tunnel traffic from, for example, 192.168.0.0/16.This command will start the VPN tunnel and route all traffic from your computer through the SSH server.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install sshuttle on macOS. Now that you have installed sshuttle, you can use it to create a VPN tunnel and access services that are blocked or restricted. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below.
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