Create tar file in ssh

Question

I would like to tar a folder into a file. This file should not be saved on the local machine but on another which can be reached via ssh.

Can I do something like that?

tar cfv ssh://user:pass@server:/tmp/myfile.tar myfolder/

Answer 1

Without the need of a temporary file:

tar cfv - myfolder/ | ssh user@server 'cat > /tmp/myfile.tar'

Answer 2

Let's try to do this the easy way. This might be a very simplistic approach, but it gets the job done.

tar cfv myfile.tar myfolder/ && scp myfile.tar user:pass@server:/tmp/myfile.tar && rm myfile.tar

(did not test this, forgive me in case it has an error)