How to open an account

Account Setup

1. Send me your preferred username: {USERNAME}
2. Choose a name for the server: {HOSTNAME}
3. Open a terminal and run the following command to generate your key pair (press Enter when prompted to leave the passphrase empty):

   ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your-email" -f ~/.ssh/{HOSTNAME}
   

4. Send me the contents of the public key (run this and copy the output):

   cat ~/.ssh/{HOSTNAME}.pub
   

   Never send the contents of the private key!

How to Connect

You will receive an email with the IP address of the server: {IP_ADDRESS}

Option 1: Direct Command

ssh -i ~/.ssh/{HOSTNAME} {USERNAME}@{IP_ADDRESS}

Option 2: SSH Config (Recommended)

1. Add the following to your ~/.ssh/config file:

   Host {HOSTNAME}
       HostName {IP_ADDRESS}
       User {USERNAME}
       IdentityFile ~/.ssh/{HOSTNAME}
       IdentitiesOnly yes
   

2. Connect with:

   ssh {HOSTNAME}