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Connect to Jarvislabs.ai instance through SSH.

You can connect to Jarvislabs.ai using the Secure Shell Protocol (SSH), which provides a secure channel over an unsecured network.

Checking for existing SSH keys​

Before you generate an SSH key, you can check to see if you have any existing SSH keys. Try the below steps.

  1. Open Terminal/Poweshell
  2. Enter cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub to see if existing SSH keys are present.
$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
# Should output your public key.
  1. Copy the output of the above command and paste here.
tip

If you receive an error that ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub doesn't exist, you do not have an existing SSH key pair in the default location. You can create a new SSH key pair by following the next steps.

Creating SSH keys​

Generate an SSH key pair using the below command from your system terminal or powershell.

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096
tip

If you have choosen a custom location to store your ssh key, then do not forget to add the location as -i path while connecting to Jarvislabs.ai instances.

ssh -i /path/to/your/key/id_rsa -P port_number domain_name

Interested in learning more about SSH, check out the amazing docs in GitHub.