# SSH Port Forwarding Many researchers' workflows consist of using special software such as Jupyter Notebooks or an RStudio server. While it's possible to run these pieces of software on your own laptops or desktops, sometimes the workload that's running on these is too resource-intensive for this to be quick or feasible at all. Thus, it would be convenient to be able to run these pieces of software on the computing cluster to take advantage of the raw processing power available on it. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://igb.mit.edu/mini-courses/advanced-utilization-of-igb-computational-resources/ssh-port-forwarding.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.