How to enable SSH for an Edge Device

Introduction

This article describes how to enable an edge node for SSH access.

Procedure

1. Check if you have an SSH key.
   

   • cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

     • If the output is blank, create a public key.

       • ssh-keygen

2. Copy the output of the cat command
3. Run a ZCLI container.

   • docker run -it -v $PWD:/root zededa/zcli:latest

4. Enable SSH access by pushing the SSH key to the device.

   • zcli edge-node update <EDGE_NODE_NAME> --config=debug.enable.ssh:"<YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_>"