Big Data Tools

The Big Data Tools tool window shows your connections to remote storages, such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure, HDFS, and SFTP servers. Use it to work with data files on these storages.

Install the Remote File Systems plugin

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

Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open settings and then select Plugins.
Find the Remote File Systems plugin, and click Install. Restart the IDE if prompted.

Once the plugin is installed, the Big Data Tools window appears in the rightmost group of the tool windows. You can also access it using View | Tool Windows | Big Data Tools.

For the basic operations with the remote file systems, use the tool window toolbar:

Item	Description
	Add a new connection to a server
	Delete the selected connection
	Refresh the selected connection
	Open the connection settings
	Navigate to a file in a storage
	Open the selected storage, bucket, or folder in a separate tab of your editor

To add or edit connections, go to Settings | Tools | Big Data Tools. To authenticate HDFS connections, you can use Kerberos.

25 September 2026