# Remote File Systems

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2026.3/llms.txt).

With the Remote File Systems plugin you can connect to remote storages and manage data on them right from your IDE.

Procedure: Install the Remote File Systems plugin

This functionality relies on the   plugin, which   you need to install and enable.

> **Note:**
> The Remote File Systems plugin is not available in IntelliJ IDEA without the Ultimate subscription.

1. Press `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` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) to open settings and then select `Plugins`.

2. Find the Remote File Systems plugin, and click Install. Restart the IDE if prompted.

> **Note:**
> The Remote File Systems plugin depends on the [Big Data Tools Core](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/21713-big-data-tools-core) plugin, which provides the Big Data Tools tool window, the connection settings, and the Kerberos authentication settings. Big Data Tools Core is installed together with Remote File Systems and is listed as a separate plugin. Keep both plugins enabled.

The plugin provides support for the following remote file systems:

* [AWS S3](big-data-tools-aws-s3.html)

* [Google Cloud Storage](big-data-tools-google-cloud-storage.html)

* [Azure](big-data-tools-azure.html)

* [Alibaba OSS](big-data-tools-alibaba-oss.html)

* [Tencent COS](big-data-tools-tencent-cos.html)

* [MinIO](big-data-tools-minio.html)

* [DigitalOcean Spaces](big-data-tools-digitalocean-spaces.html)

* [Linode](big-data-tools-linode.html)

* [HDFS](big-data-tools-hdfs.html)

* [Yandex Object Storage](big-data-tools-yandex-object-storage.html)

* [SFTP](big-data-tools-sftp.html)

* [Local file system](big-data-tools-local-file-system.html)

Your connections are displayed in the [Big Data Tools tool window](big-data-tools-support.html).