SSH Configurations

Add

Insert

Create a new SSH configuration.

Delete

Alt+Delete

Remove the selected SSH configuration.

Copy

Ctrl+D

Create a copy of the selected SSH configuration.

Rename

Shift+F6

Rename the selected SSH configuration.

Visible only for this project

Restrict this SSH configuration to the current project. The configuration will not be available in other projects. IntelliJ IDEA stores such configurations in the project's .idea directory, which you can share between team members in a VCS.

By default, this option is disabled and IntelliJ IDEA stores the SHH configuration in the IDE configuration directory. In this case, you can use this configuration in any project when working from the current instance of IntelliJ IDEA.

Host

Specify the hostname of the server to connect to. The default value is localhost.

User name

Specify the username for authentication to the server.

Port

Specify the remote port number to connect to. The default value is 22 (the standard TCP port for SSH).

Local port

Specify the local port number from which you want to forward the connection. There is no default value, which means IntelliJ IDEA dynamically selects the port number.

Authentication type

Select the client authentication method:

• Password: Authenticate with the specified password and remember it if necessary.

• Key pair: Use SSH authentication with a key pair (OpenSSH or PuTTY). Specify the location of the private key file and the corresponding authentication passphrase. The public key should be on the remote server. Remember the passphrase if necessary.

• OpenSSH config and authentication agent: Use a credentials helper application that manages your SSH keys, such as Pageant on Windows or ssh-agent on macOS and Linux.

  For example, see the following tutorial: Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent.

Test Connection

Try to connect with the current SSH configuration settings.