Shared Hackathon Server Access

Accessing the Shared Hackathon Server

Mac and Linux

1. If you are using a Mac or Linux machine you can simply open a terminal and ssh to the box using the private key that was provided to you.

ssh -i <path-to-private-key> <username>@shared.dashnet.b12x.org

Windows

Install and Generate .ppk File

1. Download and install PuTTY from the Putty download page. Be sure to install the entire suite.
2. Start PuTTYgen (for example, from the Start menu, click All Programs > PuTTY > PuTTYgen).
3. Under Type of key to generate, select SSH-2 RSA.
4. Click Load. By default, PuTTYgen displays only files with the extension .ppk. To locate your .pem file, select the option to display files of all types.
5. Click Save private key to save the key in the format that PuTTY can use. PuTTYgen displays a warning about saving the key without a passphrase. Click Yes.
6. Specify the same name for the key that you used for the key pair (for example, my-key-pair). PuTTY automatically adds the .ppk file extension.

Note: Your private key is now in the correct format for use with PuTTY. You can now connect to your instance using PuTTY's SSH client.

Launch Putty and Connect to Server

1. Start PuTTY (from the Start menu, click All Programs > PuTTY > PuTTY).
2. In the Category pane, select Session and complete the following fields:
3. In the Host Name box, enter <username>@dash.b12x.org Note: if you are connecting to an instance you created from the public AIM, please enter the following into the Host Name box ubuntu@<your-public-ip-address>
4. Under Connection type, select SSH.
5. Ensure that Port is 22.
6. In the Category pane, expand Connection, expand SSH, and then select Auth. Complete the following:
7. Click Browse.
8. Select the .ppk file that you generated for your key pair, and then click Open.
9. (Optional) If you plan to start this session again later, you can save the session information for future use.
10. Select Session in the Category tree, enter a name for the session in Saved Sessions, and then click Save.
11. Click Open to start the PuTTY session.
12. If this is the first time you have connected to this instance, PuTTY displays a security alert dialog box that asks whether you trust the host you are connecting to. Click Yes.