# First Steps with the Remote System Explorer

Even without an actual connection to a remote system, you can start experimenting with the Remote System Explorer UI on the local host, which is shown by default under the Local node:

- Browse the Filesystem, choose contextmenu > show in Table, and observe the Properties view.
- Create a new Filter to show specific resources in the file system only.
- Launch an RSE Shell (Shells node > Launch)
  - In the Shell, perform commands such as ls, dir, ps, gcc, make and see the output interpreted
  - Use Ctrl+Space Content Assist on the shell command entry field

For operations on an actual remote system, you can either

- use the "SSH Only" system type (New > Other > Remote System Explorer > Connection), or
- start a dstore server daemon on the remote system and use any of the other connection types.

RSE is a framework that supports plugging in many different communication protocols. By default, the dstore, FTP and ssh protocol plug-ins are provided, with dstore being the richest in features.
DStore requires a server to run on the remote system. There are several methods to get a server launched for a particular user, the most easy one to set up is the daemon method.

Follow-up tasks
Setting up a dstore server
Using Remote System Explorer Connections
Extending Remote System Explorer

Related concepts
Remote System Explorer Connections
Remote System Explorer filters, filter pools, and filter pool references
Universal Systems
Connecting to a remote Linux or UNIX server
Connecting to a remote Windows server