# Open Site Shell vs Open Site SSH?

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/open-site-shell-vs-open-site-ssh/19763>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 23, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/open-site-shell-vs-open-site-ssh/19763 "2020-05-23T13:55:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![tehtrav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@tehtrav](https://community.localwp.com/u/tehtrav)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/open-site-shell-vs-open-site-ssh/19763/1 "2020-05-23T13:55:55Z")

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I just downloaded the latest Local app on a Mac running Catalina and when I make a new site the “Open Site SSH” is not available, I only have “Open Site Shell” as an option. How can I get the SSH option?

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**Author:** ![mikelittle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/mikelittle/32/10119_2.png) [@mikelittle](https://community.localwp.com/u/mikelittle)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/open-site-shell-vs-open-site-ssh/19763/2 "2020-05-23T16:42:04Z")

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Because the new version no longer uses a Virtual Machine (VM) you don’t need to SSH into the VM. Instead, “open site shell” sets some vars and paths (I think) and opens a standard shell in your terminal.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/open-site-shell-vs-open-site-ssh/19763/3 "2020-08-21T16:42:07Z")

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