Create an SSH Key

Objective

Before you can launch your deployment, you need to create an SSH Key in the RightScale Dashboard. The SSH key is passed into the new instance to allow root login access to your instance via SSH. Typically you'll find it inserted into /root/.ssh/authorized_keys after the instance is launched.  If you launch an instance with an SSH Key pair that was not created through RightScale, then many of our convenient features (bundling, backups, automation, etc) will not be available to you.  Without knowing the contents of the SSH Keys, RightScale will not be able to access your instance to perform such tasks.

NOTE: You can create an SSH Key with any type of account (Free Trial, Developer, Premium). 

Create a new SSH Key

Go to Clouds -> AWS -> SSH Keys. Click New. 

Name the key pair "production" and click Create.

Copy this key locally to SSH into your instance.

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