Hi, I have an app in NodeJS using Dokku that uses RethinkDB. I want to access that database from an app in my computer but I don’t know how to do that. What address should I use as host? And how can I enable remote access without exposing the database to possibles attacks?
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The most secure way to do that would be using an SSH Tunnel to get access to the RethinkDB dashboard.
Take a look at this tutorial: How To Set Up SSH Tunneling on a VPS. I believe RethinkDB uses port 8080 for its dashboard.
How are you using RethinkDB with Dokku? Are you using dokku-rethinkdb-plugin? If so, you can set the port that RethinkDB will be available at when you first bind it to your app.
dokku rethinkdb:bind-cluster <app> [host port]
If you do not set [host port], a random port will be be used. You can find this port with:
dokku rethinkdb:info <app>
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