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Create a remote server configuration

Last modified: 11 July 2024

In a remote server configuration, the server runs on another computer (a remote host). To access files on the remote server, use FTP/SFTP/FTPS/WebDAV protocols.

To create a remote server configuration in IntelliJ IDEA, you need to:

  1. Authenticate with the remote host and set up connection between the web server installed on it and IntelliJ IDEA.

  2. Configure mapping between the IntelliJ IDEA project and the project folder on the host and its corresponding URL path.

Now that you have the server configuration added, you can access the server's files and folders in the Remote Host tool window. Go to Tools | Deployment | Browse Remote Host in the main menu, and in the tool window that opens, select the configured server from the drop-down list.

Open the Remote Host tool window and select the server