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# How to add an SSH key to your Scalable Cloud Server?

If you are having a trouble of entering the username and password when you want to login to your Scalable Cloud Server every time. Well, you can use SSH Keys :)

### Generating an SSH Key

It only takes few minutes to create an SSH key, you can open your terminal and run a simple command

|| ssh-keygen

After running the above command it will ask you where to save the file, enter the passphrase and that's it.The Key will be shown.

### Adding an SSH Key to your account

After generating the Key it's easy to add the Key to your Scalable Cloud Server.

1. Login to your account
2. Go to the **Scalable Cloud Compute manage** page.
3. On the left navigation tabs, you will find **SSH Keys**, where you can copy and paste the key that you generated

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/b4a6582f-f407-4054-b73c-d6e4bf698b1e/2eee0011-d312-47f4-91ef-9b59ff66cff6.png)

4. Finally, after pasting your key click the "Add SSH Key" button.

![Add SSH Key Page](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/b4a6582f-f407-4054-b73c-d6e4bf698b1e/3b279282-1992-494b-9a93-19c228aca2b3.png)