SSH Remote Connection with PuTTY

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Introduction

In this Threefold Guide, we show how easy it is to deploy a full virtual machine (VM) and SSH into a 3node on Windows with PuTTY.

To deploy different workloads, the SSH connection process should be very similar.

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Main Steps and Prerequisites

The prerequisites are:

The main steps for the whole process are the following:

  • Create an SSH Key pair
  • Deploy a 3node
    • Choose IPv4 or the Planetary Network
  • SSH into the 3node
    • For the Planetary Network, download the Planetary Network Connector

SSH with PuTTY on Windows

Here are the main steps to SSH into a full VM using PuTTY on a Windows machine.

  • Download PuTTY
    • You can download the Windows Installer in .msi format here
    • This will add both PuTTY and PuTTYgen to your computer
    • Make sure that you have the latest version of PuTTY to avoid potential issues
  • Generate an SSH key pair
    • Open PuTTYgen
    • In Parameters, you can set the type of key to RSA or to EdDSA
    • Click on Generate
    • Add a passphrase for your private key (optional)
    • Take note of the generated SSH public key
      • You will need to paste it to the Playground later
    • Click Save private key
  • Deploy a full VM on the Threefold Playground
    • In the profile manager settings
      • Paste your seed phrase
      • Paste the SSH public key generated by PuTTYgen
        • To make sure that you copy the public key in the proper format, after generating the key pair in PuTTYgen
          • Right-click on the window where the public key is presented, select Select All, then right-click again and select copy
    • Deploy a full virtual machine
      • Choose the parameters you want
        • Minimum CPU: 1 vCore
        • Minimum Memory: 512 Mb
        • Minimum Disk Size: 15 Gb
      • Select IPv4 in Network
      • In Node Selection
        • Select Capacity Filter
        • Select Apply Filters and Suggest Nodes
      • Click Deploy
      • Once the 3Node is deployed
        • Take note of the IPv4 address of the full VM
  • Connect to the full VM with PuTTY
    • Open PuTTY
    • Go to the section Session
      • Add the VM IPv4 address under Host Name (or IP address)
      • Make sure Connection type is set to SSH
    • Go to the section Connection -> SSH -> Auth -> Credentials
      • Under Private key file for authentication, click on Browse...
        • Look for the generated SSH private key in .ppk format and click Open
    • In the main PuTTY window, click Open
    • In the PuTTY terminal window, enter root as the login parameter
    • Enter the passphrase for the private key if you set one

You now have an SSH connection on Windows with IPv4.

Questions and Feedback

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