SSH and console

Connect to a VM by SSH (public key) or noVNC console (VM user password).

Before you begin

• VM in running state.
• Username from VM create or reinstall.
• For SSH on WAN: VM has a public IP and an SSH key added at create or reinstall.

Steps

1. Connect by SSH with the username from create/reinstall and the private key that matches the public key added in the portal.
2. If SSH does not respond, open VM → Console and sign in with the VM user password from create/reinstall.
3. Check the guest OS firewall and network configuration inside the VM, or wait a moment and try again.

Watch out

• On all Linux images, SSH password login is disabled — only SSH keys work. To enable password SSH, see SSH password login.

Next steps

• SSH password login
• Create a VM
• Firewall and security groups