connecting to postgres via ssh on nodejs - node.js

Question

I have a connection on DBeaver using an ssh tunnel as follows:
sshHostname;
sshPort;
sshUser;
sshPassword;
on the actual connection to the database I have:
dbHost;
dbPort;
dbName;
dbUsername;
dbPassword;
my node js code looks something like this:
const { Pool, Client } = require('pg')
const ssh2 = require('ssh2');
const dbServer = {
host: dbHost,
port: dbPort,
database: dbName,
username: dbUser,
password: dbPassword
}
var c = new ssh2();
c.connect({
host: sshHostname,
port: 22,
username: sshUser,
password: sshPassword
});
c.on('ready', function () {
c.forwardOut(sshHostname, '22', dbHost, dbPort , function(err, data) {
const client = new Client({
host: 'localhost',
port: dbPort,
database: dbName,
user: dbUser,
password: dbPassword,
})
client.connect(function (err) {
if (err) {console.log(err)}
else {console.log('connected...')}
});
client.end();
})
});
I get the following error:
Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:dbPort
at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (node:net:1133:16) {
errno: -4078,
code: 'ECONNREFUSED',
syscall: 'connect',
address: '127.0.0.1',
port: dbPort
}
I tried various configurations and various libraries with no success.
do you have any idea how to connect via nodejs to a database over a tunnel?
I have a feeling that I am actually not connecting to the ssh tunnel.

Answer 1

It could various of reasons why there is a connection refusion.
When making connections via SSH, you should have a SSH key ready on your computer and make it a part of your SSH white list. This is a common error many developers may run into, but since your critical information is hidden, we may need you to provide more details in that regard.