How to connect to a Virtual Machine with Linux?

Connecting from Windows

Using the SSH client PuTTY

For cloud images, standard usernames such as ubuntu, debian, fedora, opensuse, or cloud-user are typically used.

1. Download the private key file from the Key Pairs section. The file has the format keyname-username.pem.ppk.
2. Configure a session in PuTTY.

• Host Name — enter the IP address of the Virtual Machine.
• In the Connection > SSH > Auth section, specify the downloaded .ppk key file.

Using the built-in SSH client 

The SSH client is installed by default on Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 version 1809, and later builds.

1. Download the private key file from the Key Pairs section. The file has the format keyname-username.pem.
2. To connect, use the following command in Command Prompt or PowerShell: ssh -i keyname-username.pem username@ip_host

For example: ssh -i C:\Users\YourUserName\keyname-username.pem ubuntu@194.135.112.207.

Connecting from macOS

1. Download the private key file from the Key Pairs section. The file has the format keyname-username.pem.
2. Open the Terminal application.
3. Change the file permissions using the command: chmod 600 /full/path/to/file/keyname-username.pem
4. Connect via SSH using the command: ssh -i /full/path/to/file/keyname-username.pem -p 22 username@111.11.111.111 Where:

• username — the distribution name, for example, ubuntu;
• 111.11.111.111 — the IP address of the Virtual Machine.

Connecting from Linux

For cloud images, standard usernames such as ubuntu, debian, fedora, opensuse, or cloud-user are typically used.

1. Download the private key file from the Key Pairs section. The file has the format keyname-username.pem.
2. Before connecting, set the correct file permissions by running: chmod 600 keyname-username.pem

This ensures the private key file is readable and writable only by its owner.

Use the following command in the terminal to connect: ssh -i /path/to/key/file username@ip_host