- NAME
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- gcloud workstations start-tcp-tunnel - start a tunnel through which a local process can forward TCP traffic to the workstation
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud workstations start-tcp-tunnel(WORKSTATION:--cluster=CLUSTER--config=CONFIG--region=REGION)WORKSTATION_PORT[--endpoint-mode=ENDPOINT_MODE] [--local-host-port=LOCAL_HOST_PORT; default="localhost:0"] [--start-workstation] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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Start a tunnel through which a local process can forward TCP traffic to the
workstation.
Note that arguments for the
NO_PROXYenvironment variable must be FQDNs. - EXAMPLES
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To start a tunnel to port 22 on a workstation, run:
gcloud workstations start-tcp-tunnel --project=my-project --region=us-central1 --cluster=my-cluster --config=my-config my-workstation 22 - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Workstation resource - The group of arguments defining a workstation The
arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
WORKSTATION-
ID of the workstation or fully qualified identifier for the workstation.
To set the
workstationattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon the command line.
This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
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provide the argument
--cluster=CLUSTER-
The cluster for the workstation.
To set the
clusterattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--clusteron the command line; -
set the property
workstations/cluster.
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provide the argument
--config=CONFIG-
The config for the workstation.
To set the
configattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--configon the command line; -
set the property
workstations/config.
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provide the argument
--region=REGION-
The region for the workstation.
To set the
regionattribute:-
provide the argument
workstationon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--regionon the command line; -
set the property
workstations/region.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
WORKSTATION_PORT- The port on the workstation to which traffic should be sent.
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Workstation resource - The group of arguments defining a workstation The
arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
- FLAGS
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--endpoint-mode=ENDPOINT_MODE-
Specifies endpoint mode for a given command. Regional endpoints provide enhanced
data residency and reliability by ensuring your request is handled entirely
within the specified Google Cloud region. This differs from global endpoints,
which may process parts of the request outside the target region. Overrides the
default
regional/endpoint_modeproperty value for this command invocation.ENDPOINT_MODEmust be one of:global- (Default) Use global rather than regional endpoints.
regional- Only use regional endpoints. An error will be raised if a regional endpoint is not available for a given command.
regional-preferred- Use regional endpoints when available, otherwise use global endpoints. Recommended for most users.
--local-host-port=LOCAL_HOST_PORT; default="localhost:0"-
LOCAL_HOST:LOCAL_PORTon which gcloud should bind and listen for connections that should be tunneled.LOCAL_PORTmay be omitted, in which case it is treated as 0 and an arbitrary unused local port is chosen. The colon also may be omitted in that case.If
LOCAL_PORTis 0, an arbitrary unused local port is chosen. --start-workstation- If set, automatically starts the workstation if it is currently stopped.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - REGIONAL ENDPOINTS
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This command supports regional endpoints. To use regional endpoints for this
command, use the
--endpoint-mode=regional-preferredflag. To use regional endpoints by default, run$ gcloud config set regional/endpoint_mode regional-preferred. - NOTES
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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha workstations start-tcp-tunnelgcloud beta workstations start-tcp-tunnel
gcloud workstations start-tcp-tunnel
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Last updated 2026-09-29 UTC.