Connecting to Linux server over SSH from Windows

This guide will help you establish an SSH connection from Windows to your Linux server.

Step 1: Please download PuTTY (putty.exe) from: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

Step 2: Please fill up the IP address of your server (optional: and port if different than 22) and click open:

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Putty Configuration

That’s it! You are now connected to your server via putty.

Optional – Generating and using RSA keys with puttygen.exe

Step 1: Please download PuTTY Gen (puttygen.exe) from: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

Step 2: Generate your RSA key:

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Press Generate key and move your mouse inside the puttygen window:

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Step 3: Please copy the public key from the text window and paste it inside your ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file on your Linux server and save your private key:

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Optional: You can also define a password to your private key before saving your key.

Step 4: Open putty.exe. In the left menu, choose SSH->Auth, click the Browse button and select your private key and click open.

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Now PuTTY will provide your private key during connection to your server.

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