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where `<user>` is the username of your account and `<server>` is one of the servers hostnames (see ["Servers Information"](/servers).
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where `<user>` is the username of your account and `<server>` is one of the servers hostnames (see ["Servers Information"](/servers)).
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## Maintaining a Permanent Shell
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If you do so from a normal ssh shell, your script will terminate as soon as you disconnect (or lose the connection to the server).
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To avoid this problem, all our servers include an utility called [TMUX](https://tmux.github.io/) that allows you to create one or more permanent shells, from which you can disconnect and re-connect freely, and which persist even if you log out of the server completely. Please follow the link above or look online for a complete guide on how to setup and use tmux.
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To avoid this problem, all our servers include an utility called [tmux](https://tmux.github.io/) that allows you to create one or more permanent shells, from which you can disconnect and re-connect freely, and which persist even if you log out of the server completely. Please follow the link above or look online for a complete guide on how to setup and use tmux.
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The servers also include an older utility that serves the same purpose called [GNU Screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/). However, we suggest using tmux which is much more powerful and flexible.
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* Type the [hostname](/servers) of the server you want to connect to in the *Host:* field and your username in the *Login:* field.
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* Type the hostname of the server you want to connect to in the *Host:* field and your username in the *Login:* field.
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Please always select the second option, unless you really need to keep your session alive, in order to free system resources. Use a permanent shell (as described above) as a more light-way method to keep a session open when you disconnect from the server.
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Please always select the second option, unless you really need to keep your session alive, in order to free system resources. Use a permanent shell as described above (for example with tmux) as a more light-way method to keep tasks running when you disconnect from the server.
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## File Transfers
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In order to transfer files to/from the server, you can use any client that supports secure file transfers over an ssh tunnel.
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In order to transfer files to/from the server, you can use any client that supports secure file transfers over a ssh tunnel.
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From the command line, we recommend using [scp](https://linux.die.net/man/1/scp). You can click the link for the complete man page. A few basic examples are reported below:
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From the command line, we recommend using [scp](https://linux.die.net/man/1/scp). You can click the link for the complete man page. A few basic examples are reported below.
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To transfer a single file from the current directory in your local machine to your home directory in one of the servers.
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There are also several GUI clients that can be used to transfer files to/from the servers using ssh/scp tunneling. One example is [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org/).
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Some operating systems even have built-in tools to connect to remote ssh directories. Similar tools are also available in some IDEs (for example, in PyCharm and in the other JetBrain tools). See the guide on [Remote Code Deployment](/remote-code) for more details. |
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