The platform allows you to connect to any container directly in the browser via the Web SSH client, without the need to generate a dedicated SSH key pair or apply any additional configuration.
Just click the Web SSH button next to the required layer or a particular node for the tab with a terminal emulator to be opened:
Note: The service works only on the default SSH port (22). If the sshd port has been changed in your container, access via a web SSH client will not be possible.
Using options in the tools panel above the editor window, you are able to:
- switch between nodes of the horizontally-scaled layer, choosing a particular one within the Node ID drop-down list
- Open one more tab with a connection to the current container by clicking on the Duplicate Session option (this allows performing several simultaneous operations on a single node, e.g., to tail logs in one terminal window and to manage an application itself in another one)
Also, a web SSH client is provided with the embedded shortcuts for convenient management (their list can also be viewed by hovering over the keyboard icon in the top-right corner of the tab):
- Copy (Ctrl + Shift + C)
- Paste (Ctrl + V)
- Settings (Ctrl + Shift + Alt) – allows to configure the emulator, e.g., to switch the input method, manually change the clipboard text, etc.
Now, you can start managing your container via SSH (for example, set custom variables, change firewall settings, etc.).
