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Connecting to a RHEL Instance

You can connect to RHEL Instances via SSH sessions using passwords (less secure) or SSH key pairs (most secure)

Connecting from a Windows Machine​

To connect to your RHEL Instance from a Windows machine, you will need to use an application called PuTTy, an SSH client.

  1. Download and install PuTTy.
  2. Launch PuTTy on your computer.
  3. Enter your Instance’s IP address in the Hostname field. Navigate to Connection > SSH > Auth.
  4. Click the Browse button and select the private key file you previously generated.
  5. Click Open at the bottom of the screen to open a connection to the Instance. PuttY prompts you to allow the connection to the host.
  6. Click OK to confirm and the terminal window will be displayed.
  7. Then enter the default root user name (root) and press Enter to authenticate against the server with your SSH key.

You are now connected to your Instance.

Connecting from a macOS or Linux Machine​

  1. Open any terminal program.
  2. Enter the following command into the terminal. Make sure you replace your_private_key with the filename of your private key; your_instance_ip with the IP address of your Instance; and username with the default root user name (root). 
    ssh -i ~/.ssh/<your_private_key> <username>@<your_instance_ip>
  3. When prompted, allow connection to the host by typing yes, then press Enter. 
    The authenticity of host 'myhost.ext (212.47.206.34)' can't be established.  
    RSA key fingerprint is 4f:ba:65:cf:14:64:a7:1e:b6:07:7c:00:71:95:21:fa.
    Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

    You are now connected to your Instance.