# ParaView does not work on my remote computer with ssh -X/Y! (OpenGL Errors)

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-does-not-work-on-my-remote-computer-with-ssh-x-y-opengl-errors/4548
**Category:** FAQ
**Created:** [June 10, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-does-not-work-on-my-remote-computer-with-ssh-x-y-opengl-errors/4548 "2020-06-10T01:51:07Z")
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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: [June 10, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-does-not-work-on-my-remote-computer-with-ssh-x-y-opengl-errors/4548/1 "2020-06-10T01:51:07Z")

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With caveats, ParaView can works with X forwarding. The issue is that X forwarding only supports OpenGL 2.1, where ParaView requires OpenGL 3.2.

To get around this, you may want to run Kitware’s ParaView [binaries](https://www.paraview.org/download/) with software rendering, as follows: `paraview-mesa paraview --backend llvmpipe`.

You can also setup a client/server architecture. See this generic [tutorial](https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/Setting_up_a_ParaView_Server)and the specific [one](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-ssh-support-to-secure-your-client-server-communication-with-paraview/682)for ssh.