# SSH Terminal

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Tools | SSH Terminal` for Windows and Linux
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> `IntelliJ IDEA | Settings | Tools | SSH Terminal` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

Use this dialog to appoint a remote Web server or a Vagrant instance (virtual machine) to access through the [SSH terminal](running-ssh-terminal.html), configure connection with the destination environment, and choose the encoding to use in the SSH terminal.

Use this dialog to configure the [SSH terminal](running-ssh-terminal.html).

| Item | Description |
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| Connection settings |     In this section, appoint a remote Web server or a Vagrant instance (virtual machine) to access through the SSH terminal and specify where the connection settings should be taken from:        * Current Vagrant: select this option to have the commands in the SSH Terminal executed on the currently running [Vagrant virtual machine](vagrant-support.html).    * SSH configuration: select this option to have the commands in the SSH Terminal executed on the local or remote Web server accessible through one of the [SSH configurations](create-ssh-configurations.html). * Select SSH configuration on every run: if this option is selected, you will have to choose the desired configuration from the popup, every time you choose `Tools \| Start SSH Session` from the main menu. * If the desired SSH configuration does not appear in the list, click the Set up configurations link, and define one in the [SSH Configurations](settings-tools-ssh-configurations.html) page.    |
| Default encoding | From this list, select the desired encoding to be used in the SSH terminal. |

## See also

### Procedures

[Run SSH terminal](running-ssh-terminal.html)   [Deployment](deploying-applications.html)

### Reference

[Deployment](settings-deployment.html)