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SSH Keys

Add SSH public keys for secure instance access.

Generate an SSH key pair

bash
# Generate ED25519 key (recommended)
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your-email@example.com"

# Or RSA 4096-bit
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your-email@example.com"

# View your public key
cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Add to wasaaCloud

1. Go to Dashboard → Settings → SSH Keys 2. Click Add SSH Key 3. Paste your public key (~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub) 4. Give it a name

The key will be injected into new instances at creation time.

Connecting with your key

bash
ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 root@YOUR_INSTANCE_IP
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