SSH Key

When you run PMM Server as a virtual machine (AMI or OVF), you can upload your public SSH key to enable SSH access for direct management and troubleshooting.

Configure SSH access

To configure SSH access:

1. Go to Configuration > Settings > SSH key.
2. Enter your public key in the SSH Key field.
3. Click Apply changes.

For more information on virtual machine deployments, see Virtual appliance.

Connect via SSH

Once your public key is configured, connect using the admin user:

ssh -i your-private-key admin@<pmm-server-ip>

AWS EC2 instanceLocal virtual applianceDefault key location

ssh -i ~/keys/my-aws-key.pem [email protected]

ssh -i ~/.ssh/pmm_key [email protected]

If your private key is in the default location (~/.ssh/id_rsa or ~/.ssh/id_ed25519), you can omit the -i flag:

ssh admin@<pmm-server-ip>