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Connecting with SSH

Wesley Piard edited this page Aug 1, 2023 · 6 revisions

For basic command-line tasks, the easiest way to run connect to our servers is using Secure Shell (SSH). This will give you a remote terminal that allows you to run command-line programs that don't have require a GUI, e.g., git.

Most modern operating systems (Windows 11, macOS, Linux) ship with an SSH client pre-installed.

SSH Login

To login to a server, we will use the ssh command. You can run this from a terminal shell on your laptop

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/windows-terminal/9N0DX20HK701

For any given command, <username> should be replaced with the GatorLink username. <server> should be replaced with a server hostname. For example, if you are referencing the command ssh <username>@<server>, your GatorLink username is albert, and the server you wished to use is my-server.com, you would use the following command: ssh [email protected]

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