{"id":40335,"date":"2024-09-19T18:07:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T16:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=40335"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:55:43","slug":"connecting-to-cloud-instances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/cloud\/connecting-to-cloud-instances\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect to cloud instances (via SSH)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article explains how to connect to your cloud instance using <\/span><b>SSH <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Secure Shell) as the default user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once connected, you can start configuring your server and installing applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To connect via SSH, you will need:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instance public IP address<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Default instance username<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSH private key<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SSH-key-pair-overview-2.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SSH-connection-overview-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SSH-connection-overview-1-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SSH-connection-overview-1-1024x600.png 1024w, 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username<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li  aria-level=\"1\"><span ><span >SSH private key\r\n<\/span><\/span><span ><span >\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SSH-key-pair-overview-2.png\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SSH-connection-overview-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SSH-connection-overview-1-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48095\" \/><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to connect to your cloud instance using SSH, including the required instance details and key 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