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1. Activate the VPN
2. Position yourself in the folder where the private key is located (the private key can have the extension ".pem" or ".key" if generated on OS or locally, respectively).
3. Remember the FloatingIP address for your instance.

4. Use the SSH command to make a secure connection to the instance. For example:
   

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   $ ssh -i <key_path>/<key_name> -l <operating_system_users> <FloatingIP>

   
   

5. At the prompt, type yes.

Connect to istanceIt is also possible to SSH into an instance without an SSH Key Pair, if the administrator has enabled root password injection. For more information about root password injection, see Injecting the administrator password in the OpenStack Administrator official Guide.

Track usage for instances

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