How-To

By Bjarni R. Einarsson 2013-02-04, 10:58

This wiki page contains a collection of How-To recipes and answers to Frequently Asked Questions about how to use PageKite.

It is probably wise to read the QuickStart guide first, before diving in here.

General

• CnamePageKites - use your own domain for a kite
• EasilyShareGitRepos - let coworkers pull directly from your working git tree
• EtherpadIn5Minutes - Start collaborating online in 5 minutes
• FilezillaConfiguration - jailed sftp remote file access
• FingerAndThimbl - tunnel Finger and/or Thimbl over PageKite
• LogRemoteIpInApache - configure Apache to record the X-Forwarded-For header
• MinecraftServer - Run your own Minecraft server over PageKite
• OpcUAOverPageKite - tunnel OPC-UA over PageKite
• PageKiteOverTor - simulate a slow network or run an anonymous website
• SshOverPageKite - tunnel SSH over PageKite
• ShareFilesSecurely - use pagekite.py as an instant HTTPS file server
• TlsEncryption - encrypt your website!
• UninstallPageKite - uninstall pagekite.py
• VncOverPageKite - tunnel VNC over PageKite

Microsoft Windows

• WhichWebServer should I install?
• SSHAndTunnels shows how to use PuTTY to connect to a SSH server made accessible with PageKite and how to access your desktop with VNC through that SSH connection.

Apple Mac OS X

• WhichWebServer should I install?
• LaunchCtl to run pagekite as a system service

GNU/Linux

• OwnCloud and PageKite
• ConfigureYourSystem to start PageKite on boot (with the DebianPackage or RpmPackage)
• AndroidPageKite discusses PageKite on Android
• UsePageKiteWithDiaspora
• UsePageKiteWithNewebe
• UsePageKiteWithMediaGoblin
• TlsClientAuthentication - how to authenticate incoming tunnel requests using TLS client certificates (for people running their own front-ends).

The TechnicalManual and OpenSource pages contain many more technical details and examples.