--- title: "Create an SSH key" chapter: false weight: 31 pre: "4. " --- Please run this command to generate SSH Key in Cloud9. This key will be used on the worker node instances to allow ssh access if necessary. ```bash ssh-keygen ``` {{% notice tip %}} Press `enter` 3 times to take the default choices {{% /notice %}} Upload the public key to your EC2 region: ```bash aws ec2 import-key-pair --key-name "kopsnetworkshop" --public-key-material file://~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ```