Execute local commands (possibly via local companion) initiated by Gitpod

[loujaybee]

Use case:

• Running a workspace that requires a connection to a local machine (e.g. for DB client, or headless testing browser)
• Executing some code or command to start something on local (e.g chrome headless browser controlled by Gitpod)
• Configured also with port forwarding from local to gitpod (Local companion expose port of local machine to remote machine #6240)

Disclaimer: There are some security ramifications from applying such a pattern, however let's track it incase there are ways that we can make this possible.

Related internal conversation [1]

[akosyakov]

It sounds like a reverse ssh session, i.e. we could allow a user specify a remote port forwarding in .gitpod.yml via the local companion and then a user can use such port to open a ssh session to his local machine and do whatever he wants.

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