SSH Key Setup

Username

Address

Hostname

Local System

Local Text Editor

1. Open Powershell

2. Generate new ssh key with command:

1ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -f $HOME\.ssh\id_rsa-debian12

3. Copy ssh key to server:

1type $env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\id_rsa-debian12.pub | ssh root@example.com "if [ ! -d ~/.ssh ]; then mkdir -p ~/.ssh; fi && cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"

4. Open ssh config:

1ac $HOME\.ssh\config $null | notepad $HOME\.ssh\config

5. Add this to your ssh config:

1Host Debian12 
2  HostName example.com 
3  User root
4  Port 22
5  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa-debian12

6. Done! now you can connect to your server like this:

1ssh Debian12