How to run a Jupyter notebook on a remote server?

Published on Aug. 22, 2023, 12:18 p.m.

To run a Jupyter notebook on a remote server, you can use SSH tunneling to access the notebook interface on your local machine. Here are the general steps:

  1. Log in to the remote server using SSH:
ssh username@remote_server_ip
  1. Install Jupyter on the server if it is not already installed. You can use a package manager like pip or conda to install Jupyter in a Python environment.
  2. Start the Jupyter notebook server on the remote server by running the command:
jupyter notebook --no-browser --port=8888

This starts the server on port 8888 and disables the automatic opening of a web browser.
4. Open another terminal window on your local machine and create an SSH tunnel to the remote Jupyter server by running the command:

ssh -N -f -L localhost:8888:localhost:8888 username@remote_server_ip

This forwards the remote server’s Jupyter notebook port 8888 to your local machine’s port 8888.
5. Open a web browser on your local machine and go to http://localhost:8888 to access the Jupyter notebook interface on the remote server.

Note that these are general instructions and may need to be adapted based on your specific server and networking configurations. Additionally, using SSH tunneling may not be the most secure option for accessing a Jupyter notebook remotely. You can refer to the Jupyter documentation or search for tutorials and guides on using Jupyter in remote or secure environments.

Let me know if you have any additional questions or would like more information on any of these steps.

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