SSH Into Google Cloud Compute Engine Instance Using Secure Shell Client

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To SSH into a Google Cloud Compute Engine instance, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Secure Shell Client
  2. Generate a new SSH key pair if you don’t already have one:
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa
  1. Add your public key to the instance:
  • Go to the Google Cloud Console.
  • Select your project.
  • Go to the VM instances page.
  • Click on the name of the instance that you want to connect to.
  • Click on the Edit button at the top of the page.
  • Scroll down to the “SSH keys” section.
  • Add your public key to the list of authorized keys.
  1. Connect to the instance using the following command:
$ ssh <username>@<instance-external-ip>

Replace <username> with the appropriate username and <instance-external-ip> with the external IP address of the instance.

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