Generate .pem file to authenticate to a virtual private server

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# We're going to setup a new ssh-key on our server in order to login into it with a .pem file.

ssh-keygen -b 1024 -f [key-name] -t rsa

# If you don't have an .ssh folder, create it, then add your public key to the list of authorized_keys

cat totto.pub >> .ssh/authorized_keys

# Then copy the contents of the private file (not .pub) into a .pem file in your computer

# Change the .pem file permissions with:

chmod 600 [key-name].pem

# Now login with:

ssh -i ~/path/[key-name].pem [username]@[public-ip]