How to connect to a virtual machine via SSH from Windows 10 Command Prompt on 3Engines Cloud[🔗](#how-to-connect-to-a-virtual-machine-via-ssh-from-windows-10-command-prompt-on-brand-name "Permalink to this headline")
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Requirements[🔗](#requirements "Permalink to this headline")
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The private and public keys were created and saved on the local disk of your computer. ([How to create key pair in OpenStack Dashboard on 3Engines Cloud](../cloud/How-to-create-key-pair-in-OpenStack-Dashboard-on-3Engines-Cloud.html.md))

During the virtual machine creation procedure, the generated key was attached. ([How to create new Linux VM in OpenStack Dashboard Horizon on 3Engines Cloud](../cloud/How-to-create-new-Linux-VM-in-OpenStack-Dashboard-Horizon-on-3Engines-Cloud.html.md))

A floating IP was assigned to your VM. ([How to Add or Remove Floating IP’s to your VM on 3Engines Cloud](../networking/How-to-Add-or-Remove-Floating-IPs-to-your-VM-on-3Engines-Cloud.html.md))

Check in “Installed features” if the OpenSSH client is installed, if not click **Add a feature**, search for **OpenSSH client** and install it.

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Step 1 Go to the folder containing your SSH keys[🔗](#step-1-go-to-the-folder-containing-your-ssh-keys "Permalink to this headline")
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Run the Command Prompt and change the current folder to the folder where you store your keys.

For example:

```
cd c:\Users\wikit\sshkeys

```

Step 2 Connect to your VM using SSH[🔗](#step-2-connect-to-your-vm-using-ssh "Permalink to this headline")
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If the name of your key is **id\_rsa** and the floating IP of your virtual machine is **64.225.129.203**, type the following command:

```
ssh -i id_rsa [email protected]

```

If the text before the cursor changed to [eouser@test](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3d6dcc6c0d6c1959080848895908681889590878b88c7d6c0c7) (assuming the name of your virtual machine is **test**), the connection was successfully established. Before that, you may get the message that the authenticity of the host can’t be established and the following question:

```
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?

```

If you got that message, it typically means that your computer has never connected to your VM via SSH before and you should confirm that you are willing to connect by typing “yes” and pressing Enter.

You should now be able to issue commands to your VM:

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