Accessing instances with SSH¶
Generate a SSH key pair¶
For detailed information about SSH usage, please refer to this page .
To generate a key pair, use the following command on the computer you wish to connect from:
This will generate a private key named key.pem
and a public key named key.pem.pub
in the current folder.
You will then need to import your public key and use your private key to connect to your Virtual Device.
Import a SSH key pair¶
Connect to your Virtual Device with SSH¶
Use the command:
Note
shell
is a specific user for operations with ssh. You cannot connect with SSH to Genymotion instances with a different user name.{your_private_key}
is the name of the private key of your key pair (for example:key.pem
).{instance_IP}
is your instance IP.
Add additional SSH keys¶
Most Cloud providers do not offer to add additional SSH keys after an instance has been created. However, it is now possible to add and remove SSH keys from the web UI.