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http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/FrequentlyAskedQuestions

The comment on the change is:
Add FaQ about connecting to a remote CouchDB installation securely.

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+ == I use CouchDB on a remote server and I don't want it to listen on a public port for security reasons. Is there a way to connect to it from my local machine or can I still use Futon with it? ==
+ 
+ On you local machine, set up an ssh tunnel to your server and 
+ tell it to forward requests to the local port 5984 to the remote
+ server's port 5984:
+ 
+ {{{
+ $ ssh -L5984:127.0.0.1:5984 ssh.example.com
+ }}}
+ 
+ Now you can connect to the remote CouchDB through
+ http://localhost:5984/
+