digitalocean_ssh_key
Generated on 8 May 2025
from Terraform version
v2.53.0
Provides a DigitalOcean SSH key resource to allow you to manage SSH keys for Droplet access. Keys created with this resource can be referenced in your Droplet configuration via their ID or fingerprint.
Example Usage
# Create a new SSH key
resource "digitalocean_ssh_key" "default" {
name = "Terraform Example"
public_key = file("/Users/terraform/.ssh/id_rsa.pub")
}
# Create a new Droplet using the SSH key
resource "digitalocean_droplet" "web" {
image = "ubuntu-18-04-x64"
name = "web-1"
region = "nyc3"
size = "s-1vcpu-1gb"
ssh_keys = [digitalocean_ssh_key.default.fingerprint]
}
Argument Reference
The following arguments are supported:
name
- (Required) The name of the SSH key for identificationpublic_key
- (Required) The public key. If this is a file, it can be read using the file interpolation function
Attributes Reference
The following attributes are exported:
id
- The unique ID of the keyname
- The name of the SSH keypublic_key
- The text of the public keyfingerprint
- The fingerprint of the SSH key
Import
SSH Keys can be imported using the ssh key id
, e.g.
terraform import digitalocean_ssh_key.mykey 263654