VLC: Can I stream over SSH?

Try SFTP. It's the protocol used by SSH to transfer files and is supported by VLC in the Open Network Stream menu by typing sftp://<server>/<path to file> and then authenticating.

Three steps:

1. Generate a new SSH key for easy authentication with ssh-kegen.
2. Use ssh-copy-id to copy the key to the server.

3. On the commandline, type

   vlc sftp://user@host:/path/to/file