How to upload an SSH key via the DreamCompute dashboard

Overview

You can upload an SSH key to your DreamCompute dashboard, then use it when creating a new instance.

How do I upload an SSH key?

1. Find the public key file and open it to copy its contents.
2. Navigate to the DreamCompute page.
3. Click the View Dashboard button.
4. Click Compute on the left.

1. Click Key Pairs.

1. Click the Import Key Pair button on the right.

1. Give it a name and paste in the contents of your public key.

   If you only have a private key (no file extension, .pem, or .ppk are a few examples of private keys) or the public key is not in a format that DreamCompute can accept, you'll need to load the private key into a tool like the PuTTY Key Generator or the command-line utility ssh-keygen with the -y parameter to get a properly formatted public key.

2. Click the Import Key Pair button to save it.

You can now see it in the dashboard.

How do I add the key pair to an instance?

Now that the Key pair exists, you can assign it to a new instance while you're creating it. View the following article for details:

• How to launch an instance using the DreamCompute dashboard