# Can not access webui through ssh

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-not-access-webui-through-ssh/17460>\
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**Created:** [January 20, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-not-access-webui-through-ssh/17460 "2024-01-20T07:07:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Silkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Silkie](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Silkie)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-not-access-webui-through-ssh/17460/1 "2024-01-20T07:07:53Z")

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I have ipfs installed on my remote,dedicated server. I can not access the ui at [http://127.0.0.1:5001/webui](http://127.0.0.1:5001/webui)  
I believe the problem is related to me using and working on the ipfs install that is on a remote server instead of my local machine.Does anyone know how to fi this, is it done with proxy settings in the browser?

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**Author:** ![Jorropo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/jorropo/32/3230_2.png) [@Jorropo](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/Jorropo)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 8:50am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/can-not-access-webui-through-ssh/17460/2 "2024-01-20T08:50:00Z")

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You can do `ssh exampleUser@example.com -L 5001:localhost:5001`  
replace `exampleUser` with your user on the server and `example.com` with the server’s address.  
Then [http://127.0.0.1:5001/webui](http://127.0.0.1:5001/webui) will work (you will need to keep the ssh connection open for it to relay the API).

`ssh -p` option (which creates a SOCKS proxy you can configure in your browser) also work but it would relay all of your browser traffic not just the api through the ssh connection.