Generate Your SSH2-RSA Key Pair

The SSH key will be used for connecting to Droplets as the root user, including the Stream Manager 2.0 instance and Red5 Pro autoscaling nodes.

On Mac/Linux

• Open Terminal
• Run: ssh-keygen -t rsa
• Accept the default file path or choose a custom filename
  (Enter file in which to save the key (~/.ssh/id_rsa):)
• Enter a secure passphrase and confirm it
• Your private (id_rsa) and public (id_rsa.pub) keys will be created

On Windows

• Download and run PuTTYgen
  https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
• Click Generate and follow the on-screen instructions
• Enter a secure passphrase and confirm it
• Click Save public key → save as red5pro_node.pub
• Click Save private key → save as red5pro_node.ppk
• Keep these files in a secure location (recommended: ~/.ssh/)

Add SSH Key to DigitalOcean

• Go to DigitalOcean Console → Settings → Security
• Click the SSH Keys tab
• Click Add SSH Key

Add These Details:

• Name: red5pro-ssh-key (or any meaningful identifier)

• SSH Public Key:
  Open the .pub file and paste the entire content into the field
  (example begins with ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQ...)

• Click Add SSH Key

Example: