diff --git a/src/tutorials/skynet/create_ssh.md b/src/tutorials/skynet/create_ssh.md index 3b1063b..acf2a22 100644 --- a/src/tutorials/skynet/create_ssh.md +++ b/src/tutorials/skynet/create_ssh.md @@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ To be able to gain remote access to the Skynet. ``$USERNAME`` Refers to your Skynet username, for example I would replace ``$USERNAME`` with ``silver`` +## Windows +If you are using Windows then you should use PowerShell, not ``cmd``. + ## Prep First we set up the ssh folder and create a skynet folder within it for neatness @@ -13,15 +16,21 @@ cd ~/.ssh/skynet ``` ## Create Key -Now we will create the ssh key itself. -Location: ``$USERNAME``, your skynet username. -**Password: Press Enter twice for no password on the key.** - -If you are creating this key for a CI/CD pipeline (``user_deploy*``) then adding a password will cause it to fail. +Now we will create the ssh key itself. ```bash ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "" ``` + +* ````: this is a comment to yerself about what the key is for + * I often use ``username@host``, ``silver@skynet``. +* Location: ``./$USERNAME``, your skynet username. + * ``./silver`` for example. +* **Password: Press Enter twice for no password on the key.** + +If you are creating this key for a CI/CD pipeline (``user_deploy*``) then adding a password will cause it to fail. + + It will create two files: ``$USERNAME`` and ``$USERNAME.pub`` inside ``~/.ssh/skynet`` ### Linux Only