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title: Connecting to a local process
description: Unless you are running PingFederate as a Windows service, the easiest method by which to launch JConsole on the same machine as the server is to select Local Process.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.1
page_id: pingfederate:pingfederate_monitoring_guide:pf_connect_local_process
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.1/pingfederate_monitoring_guide/pf_connect_local_process.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: July 5, 2022
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Connecting to a local process

Unless you are running PingFederate as a Windows service, the easiest method by which to launch JConsole on the same machine as the server is to select **Local Process**.

## About this task

For information about connecting to a remote process, see [Connecting to a remote process](pf_connect_remote_process.html).

To connect to a local instance and start the monitoring process:

## Steps

* From the **Local Process** list, select **org.pingidentity.RunPF** and then click **Connect**.

  ![Screenshot of the Console: New Connection window with the correct file selected from the Local Process list.](_images/tni1580249740893.png)

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  |   | If you are running the process locally, the system might prompt you to accept the connection as insecure. |