doctl compute ssh <droplet-id|name> [flags]
Access a Droplet using SSH by providing its ID or name.
You may specify the user to login with by passing the --ssh-user flag. To access the Droplet on a non-default port, use the --ssh-port flag. By default, the connection will be made to the Droplet’s public IP address. In order access it using its private IP address, use the --ssh-private-ip flag.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help
, -h
|
Help for this command |
--ssh-agent-forwarding
|
Enable SSH agent forwarding
Default: false
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--ssh-command
|
Command to execute on Droplet |
--ssh-key-path
|
Path to SSH private key |
--ssh-port
|
The remote port sshd is running on
Default: 22
|
--ssh-private-ip
|
SSH to Droplet’s private IP address
Default: false
|
--ssh-retry-max
|
Max number of retries for a successful SSH connection to a Droplet (default is 0)
Default: 0
|
--ssh-user
|
SSH user for connection
Default: root
|
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl compute | Display commands that manage infrastructure |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t
|
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u
|
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c
|
Specify a custom config file
Default:
|
--context
|
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max
|
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5
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--http-retry-wait-max
|
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30
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--http-retry-wait-min
|
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1
|
--interactive
|
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false
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--output, -o
|
Desired output format [text|json]
Default: text
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--trace
|
Show a log of network activity while performing a command
Default: false
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--verbose, -v
|
Enable verbose output
Default: false
|