Create SSH configurations

1. In the Settings dialog (CtrlAlt0S) , go to Tools | SSH Configurations.

2. In the left-hand pane that lists all the existing SSH configurations, click .

3. Use the Visible only for this project checkbox to enable reuse of this server access configuration in other projects.

   • Select the checkbox to restrict the use of the SSH configuration to the current project. Such SSH configuration cannot be reused outside the current project. It does not appear in the list of available configurations in other projects.

     The SSH configurations are stored in the .idea directory together with the project, which allows sharing them between team members through a VCS.

   • When the checkbox is cleared, the SSH configuration is visible in all GoLand projects. Its settings can be reused across several projects.

4. In the Host, Username, and Port fields, specify the connection parameters.

5. Choose the way to authenticate to the server. Do one of the following:

   • Password: Access the host with a password. To save the password in GoLand, select the Save password checkbox.

   • Key pair (OpenSSH or PuTTY): Use SSH authentication with a key pair. To apply this authentication method, you must have a private key on the client machine and a public key on the remote server. GoLand supports private keys that are generated with the OpenSSH utility.

     Specify the path to the file where your private key is stored and type the passphrase (if any) in the corresponding fields. To have GoLand remember the passphrase, select the Save passphrase checkbox.

   • OpenSSH config and authentication agent: Use a credentials helper application that manages your SSH keys, such as ssh-agent.

   For more information about working with SSH keys, refer to the Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent tutorial.

6. Click the Test Connection button to make sure that the settings are correct and GoLand can connect to the target server.

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Note that the created SSH server configuration is not yet a deployment server configuration. If you need to deploy applications to a remote SSH server, you need to create a deployment server configuration of the SFTP type. For details, see Create a remote server configuration.