Eclipse Remote Project

The Remote System Explorer (RSE) allows you to create a project on a remote machine through SSH.

RSE may already be included in your current Eclipse installation. To check in Eclipse Indigo go to Window > Open Perspective > Other... and choose Remote System Explorer from the Open Perspective dialog to open the RSE perspective.

To create an SSH remote project from the RSE perspective in Eclipse:

• Define a new connection and choose SSH Only from the Select Remote System Type screen in the New Connection dialog.
• Enter the connection information then choose Finish.
• Connect to the new host. (Assumes SSH keys are already setup.)
• Once connected, drill down into the host's Sftp Files, choose a folder and select Create Remote Project from the item's context menu. (Wait as the remote project is created.)

If done correctly, there should now be a new remote project accessible from the Project Explorer and other perspectives within eclipse. With the SSH connection set-up correctly passwords can be made an optional part of the normal SSH authentication process. A remote project with Eclipse via SSH is now created.