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Using SSH keys ​

You will most likely have a SSH client installed on your local machine to connect to your linux server. To simplify the connection with your server you can use a SSH key so you don't have to enter your password every time you want to connect to your server.

If you don't already have a SSH key you can generate one on your local machine with:

bash
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096

Copy the SSH key to your server ​

To copy your SSH key to your server, use the following command and replace {username} and {IP} with the username and IP address of your linux server:

  • on Windows:

    bash
    type $env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\id_rsa.pub | ssh {username}@{IP} "mkdir -p ~/.ssh && cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"

  • on Mac:

    bash
    ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub {username}@{IP}