This Quickstart Guide describes how to connect to Vultr servers over SSH with a key instead of a password. You will need: * A Linux, Mac, or Windows workstation * A Linux or BSD server instance * An SSH key Before connecting, you'll need to install the public portion of the key on your server. See our guides to [create an SSH key](https://docs.vultr.com/how-do-i-generate-ssh-keys), install SSH keys via the Customer Portal, or manually [install SSH keys](https://docs.vultr.com/how-to-add-and-dele......