Using ESS, If you are editing a org file file via tramp, editing an R src code block should “just work” to start the attached R session remotely. I do it all the time. Try this: make sure you do NOT have a local R session already and edit your source block…. From: emacs-orgmode-bounces+mec=stowers.org@gnu.org [mailto:emacs-orgmode-bounces+mec=stowers.org@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Zhihao Ding Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 11:04 AM To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: [O] remote R session Hi there, I was wondering how to automatically fire up a remote R session when editing source code in babel source code block? I'd like to have everything on server and be able to play with it including making plots. Currently I do tangle to a file on server first and then use tramp to access it. Although I get a remote R session, the problem is that I'll be working on a generated copy. Any ways to make improve this ? Thanks, Zhihao