# How do I do client/server visualization on a remote cluster or supercomputer with ParaView?

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-do-client-server-visualization-on-a-remote-cluster-or-supercomputer-with-paraview/6963
**Category:** FAQ
**Created:** [April 15, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-do-client-server-visualization-on-a-remote-cluster-or-supercomputer-with-paraview/6963 "2021-04-15T14:43:03Z")
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### Author: ![cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/cory.quammen/32/11193_2.png) [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-do-client-server-visualization-on-a-remote-cluster-or-supercomputer-with-paraview/6963/1 "2021-04-15T14:43:03Z")

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Please see [this guide](https://data.kitware.com/api/v1/file/5d0222f78d777f072b2af51c/download) on setting up ParaView for remote visualization. It discusses:

- Part 1 - Getting connected
  - ParaView client/server architecture
  - Running and connecting the client and server
  - Connection types
  - Connecting to remote clusters

- Part 2 - Remote visualization
  - What happens where
  - Remote vs. local rendering
  - Speeding up remote rendering

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-do-client-server-visualization-on-a-remote-cluster-or-supercomputer-with-paraview/6963/2 "2021-04-19T13:19:55Z")

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A complement information is this post about native SSH support within your server configuration files:

> [@Using SSH Support to secure your client/server communication with ParaView](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-ssh-support-to-secure-your-client-server-communication-with-paraview/682):
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> Since [mr](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/2652) and [mr](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/merge_requests/2821), ParaView master now has a support for ssh, which includes port forwarding. In order to use it, you will need first to install a terminal and an ssh tool. Terminals are available by default on Windows, Mac and virtually on all linux distribution. Ssh is available by default on mac, on all package manager on all linux distribution. On windows ssh is now available by default with the Windows 10 Spring update but we recommend installing [Putty](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/) as support for rc connection is bett…

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### Author: ![muitotri](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@muitotri](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/muitotri)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-do-i-do-client-server-visualization-on-a-remote-cluster-or-supercomputer-with-paraview/6963/3 "2022-07-29T13:10:19Z")

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Please see this [video](https://youtu.be/j90747DufW4?list=PLqi-7yMgvZy9nAQMPm_TSyOaPX8Eb5RZl&t=134) from Indiana University.

In this use case Paraview is accessed remotely in the Linux cluster through [ThinLinc](https://www.cendio.com).