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Instructions to upload SSH keys to DigitalOcean instance manually
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  1. Login to the console on digitalocean website.
  2. Type sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
  3. Change PasswordAuthentication from “no” to “yes” and save the file
  4. Restart sshd (Debian: sudo service sshd restart)

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Linux, Mac (ssh-copy-id):

  1. Run `ssh-copy-id [user]@[hostname or IP address]

Windows:

  1. Open a terminal on your computer and type ssh username@[hostname or IP address] or if on a Windows box use PuTTY for password login making sure authentication parameters aren’t pointing to a private key
  2. Login with password
  3. Type sudo nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
  4. Paste public key text here and save the file

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  1. Type sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
  2. Change PasswordAuthentication from “yes” to “no” and save the file
  3. Restart sshd (Debian: sudo service sshd restart)
  4. Log out and attempt to log back in (if using PuTTY make sure you set up auth parameters to point to your private key)
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