# pw forward

> Source: https://parallelworks.com/docs/cli/pw/forward

## pw forward

Forward remote ports to your local machine via SSH tunnels

### Synopsis

The **pw forward** command creates SSH tunnels that make remote ports accessible on your
local machine. This uses the same mechanism as the -L option in OpenSSH.

Unlike **pw ssh -L**, this command automatically reconnects if the SSH connection is
interrupted. Local listeners stay open across reconnects, so client programs only see a
brief interruption rather than a closed port. This makes it ideal for long-lived tunnels.

Resource names can be specified in the following formats:
- **pw://username/name** - full format with explicit username
- **pw://name** - managed cluster by name in your organization
- **name** - short format where username defaults to your username

```
pw forward -L [bind_address:]port:host:hostport [-L ...] <resource> [flags]
```

### Examples

```
  # Make remote port 8080 accessible at localhost:8080
  pw forward -L 8080:localhost:8080 my-cluster
  
  # Forward multiple remote ports
  pw forward -L 5900:localhost:5901 -L 3000:localhost:3000 my-cluster
  
  # Bind to all interfaces (accessible from other machines on your network)
  pw forward -L 0.0.0.0:8080:localhost:8080 my-cluster
  
  # Forward a port from your user workspace
  pw forward -L 8080:localhost:8080 workspace
```

### Options

```
  -h, --help                help for forward
      --keepalive int       Interval in seconds between keepalive messages (0 to disable) (default 30)
  -L, --local stringArray   Forward local [bind_address:]port to remote host:hostport (required, repeatable)
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --context string         The context to use. Overrides PW_CONTEXT environment variable and current context from config.
      --platform-host string   The Parallel Works ACTIVATE platform host to use. Will override any other platform host settings.
  -v, --verbose                Enable verbose logging
```

### SEE ALSO

* [pw](/docs/cli/pw)	 - The Parallel Works ACTIVATE CLI