The SSH key will be used for connecting to the droplets as root.

Generate Your SSH2-RSA Key Pair:

On Mac/Linux:

• Open Terminal
• Type: ssh-keygen -t rsa
• Accept the default path and modify the file name if you wish (Enter file in which to save the key (~/.ssh/id_dsa)
• Enter a passphrase and confirm (make sure this is SECURE, and noted somewhere for future reference)
• Private and public keys will be generated

On Windows:

• Download and run PuTTYgen
• Click on “Generate” button and follow instructions displayed to help PuTTYgen generate your private public key-pair.
• Once PuTTYgen finishes generating keys it will display the public key and other details in the application window.
• Enter a passphrase and confirm. (make sure this is SECURE, and noted somewhere for future reference)
• Click “Save public key” and save the key with a filename (ex: red5pro_node) on your file system in a secure location (or a common standard folder such as ~/.ssh/ under your user profile). Provide an extension of .pub to the file (public key).
• Click “Save private key” and save the key with the same filename as the public key (ex: red5pro_node) on your file system in a secure location (or a common standard folder such as ~/.ssh/ under your user profile). Provide an extension of .ppk to the file (private key).

Add SSH Key

• From the right hand of the console, click on your profile.

• Now select SSH Keys from the list.
• Click on add SSH key.
• Add a label name for example – red5pro-autoscaling-ssh
• Copy the public key and paste the contents of the key in the SSH Public Key field.
• Click on Add key.