diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3fd979c86d..56b6a6167a 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Cubeviz
 Imviz
 ^^^^^
 
+- Remove "From File.." option when running on an external server. [#3239]
+
 Mosviz
 ^^^^^^
 
@@ -189,6 +191,17 @@ Other Changes and Additions
 - Bump required specutils version to 1.16. Moment 0 calculation is now in units
   of flux*dx (rather than flux) [#3184]
 
+3.10.4 (unreleased)
+===================
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+Imviz
+^^^^^
+
+- Remove "From File.." option when running on an external server. [#3239]
+
 3.10.3 (2024-07-22)
 ===================
 
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/catalogs/catalogs.py b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/catalogs/catalogs.py
index e41d6f55a3..ce351e3d90 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/catalogs/catalogs.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/catalogs/catalogs.py
@@ -57,11 +57,13 @@ def user_api(self):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        cat_options = ['SDSS', 'Gaia']
+        if not self.app.state.settings.get('server_is_remote', False):
+            cat_options.append('From File...')
         self.catalog = FileImportSelectPluginComponent(self,
                                                        items='catalog_items',
                                                        selected='catalog_selected',
-                                                       manual_options=['SDSS', 'Gaia',
-                                                                       'From File...'])
+                                                       manual_options=cat_options)
 
         # set the custom file parser for importing catalogs
         self.catalog._file_parser = self._file_parser
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/footprints/footprints.py b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/footprints/footprints.py
index 8e082ae60e..d27f46f8c2 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/footprints/footprints.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/footprints/footprints.py
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             preset_options = list(preset_regions._instruments.keys())
         else:
             preset_options = ['None']
-        preset_options.append('From File...')
+        if not self.app.state.settings.get('server_is_remote', False):
+            preset_options.append('From File...')
         self.preset = FileImportSelectPluginComponent(self,
                                                       items='preset_items',
                                                       selected='preset_selected',