What you need
Your instance’s IP address -> get this from the instance overview in your dashboard ###.###.###.###
Your login_name -> this depends on the name of the Linux OS image you selected
Login names:
| Ubuntu | ubuntu |
| Debian | debian |
| Fedora/Centos/Scientific Linux | fedora/centos/root |
- The location and name of your private key pair, for eg "MyKeyPair.ppk". If you have not yet generated your Putty private key, follow these steps:
- Open PuTTYgen (All Apps -> Putty -> Puttygen)
- Click on the LOAD button.
- Select the .pem file you downloaded from the Nimbus Dashboard. If you cannot see your .pem file , select "All Files" instead of "Putty Private Key Files" from the dropdown bottom menu.
- Set a new passphrase and confirm it for your private key.
- Click on the "Save private key" button and give it the name you prefer.
Steps to log in
1) Open Putty
2) Under "Host name (or IP address)" put: login_name@###.###.###.###
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