📁Upload SSH Public Key

Procedure to upload your public SSH key to a VPS or remote server.

Copy Your Public Key for Upload

When it's time to upload your public SSH key to your VPS, you can return to this section as a quick reference.

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🔐 How to Locate and Copy Your Public SSH Key

1

Open your terminal or command prompt

This is universal whether Windows or Macintosh

2

Display your public key

cat ~/.ssh/constellation_network_keypair.pub

Change the name of the key pair to your key pair name if you didn't use the same as in the create SSH keys document.

3

Copy Output

Copy the full output of the command. This is your public key and will look something like this:

ssh-ed25519 AAAA13z1d63... Constellation Network

4

Paste

You will paste this key into your VPS or cloud provider’s SSH key management interface when prompted.

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Do not copy your private key, only the .pub file.

Sharing your private key will compromise the security of your node.