# How to connect from local machine to remote server

**URL:** <https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-from-local-machine-to-remote-server/749>\
**Category:** CloverDX Platform\
**Created:** [September 14, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-from-local-machine-to-remote-server/749 "2010-09-14T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![skonda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@skonda](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/skonda)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-from-local-machine-to-remote-server/749/1 "2010-09-14T00:00:00Z")

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hi,

I have the community edition designer on remote server. how do I connect from my local machine to rhat server? is it possible? i am very new to this cloveretl

thx  
Sue

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**Author:** ![smrckoval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@smrckoval](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/smrckoval)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-connect-from-local-machine-to-remote-server/749/2 "2010-09-15T13:47:50Z")

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Hi Sue,

the CloverETL Community edition has been designed for desktop running. To run a graph remotely, you need to use the _runGraph_ command line utility. This requires an advanced level of IT knowledge. For more information about running a graph from the command line please go to

[http://wiki.clovergui.net/doku.php?id=running](http://wiki.clovergui.net/doku.php?id=running)