How to SSH to GCP Console (Google Cloud Platform) Linux Terminal with Putty

To start a SSH session to a GCP LInux VM with Putty, follow these steps:

Example, VM contains Hestia Control Panel and a user edwin was created in Hestia.

1. Generate a new key with Putty Key Generator by click on each of the following steps in that order.
   NOTE: the username and password should match the Hestia user
   File Location: : G:\Program Files\winscp\PuTTY\
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2. You should have a public and a private key.
3. Login to Google Cloud Console Compute: https://console.cloud.google.com/compute
4. Select VM from the menu on the right to view all your VM for your project
5. Example: https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instancesDetail/zones/us-west1-b/instances/free-hestia-panel?project=free-tier-xxxxx
6. On the top menu, click on EDIT
7. Scroll down to the SSH Keys section
8. click on + Add Item
9. Copyand paste the public key from Putty Key Generator from step 1 image. Red Number 6
10. Click Save
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11. Open Putty.
12. Copy and paste the public IP address into the Hostname
13. Go to Connection > SSH > Auth > Credentials
    Source: G:\Program Files\winscp\keys\Hestia-SSH
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14. Add the private key you generated from step 1
15. Click on Connect in Putty
16. Terminal will open. Use the login user and password you provided from step 1. Image steps 2 and 3
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17. Done