How to connect over SSH

1. Generate a key

On your own computer, in Terminal (macOS, Linux) or PowerShell (Windows):

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "you@yourlaptop"

Press Enter to accept the location. Set a passphrase if you want one.

That writes two files. id_ed25519 is the private key and never leaves your computer. id_ed25519.pub is the public half, and that is the one you share.

2. Copy the public key

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

On Windows PowerShell:

Get-Content ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Copy the whole line. It starts ssh-ed25519 and ends with the comment you set.

3. Add it to your Pressy

1. Open your Pressy and go to Access in the sidebar.
2. Under Shell access (SSH), press Add a key.
3. Paste the public key and give it a label such as Work laptop.
4. Press Add key.

4. Connect

The Access screen shows the login command, ready to copy. It looks like:

ssh -p 22 yourusername@yourhost

Paste it into your terminal and press Enter. Type yes the first time to accept the host.

Using a password instead

Press Set a password on the Access screen. Keys keep working alongside it, and only one password is active at a time.

Keys are better: nothing to guess, nothing to type, and the private half never leaves your machine.

What you can do once you are in

You land in your own site's files, in your own container. Useful things:

cd public_html          # your website
tail -f error_log       # watch errors as they happen
du -sh wp-content/*     # find what is using your storage

Removing access

Press Revoke on a key. Anyone using it loses shell access immediately, and it cannot be undone from here — the key has to be added again.

When to write to us

Write to us if the key is added and the connection is still refused. Run the command with -v and send us the output.