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How to connect to Remote Server with (SSH) WinSCP to Google Cloud VM (sFTP)

1. Open or Install WinSCP : G:\Program Files\winscp\PuTTY\puttygen.exe
2. click [Generate] (Move the mouse to generate random)
3. Key Comment: [ENTER YOUR USER: [email protected]]
4. Key Passphase: GCP Account Pass
5. Save Public Key: g_pub_key G:\Program Files\winscp\keys
6. Save Private Key g_pri_key
7. Copy "Public Key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys file:" [long string]
8. ssh-rsa BBAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADA...zYkyy/V1Lkvs3rh01BQNzbwjUXL4pIlepyL [email protected]
9. go to CGP to the VM instance:
10. https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instances?project=[PROJECT_NAME]
11. EXAMPLE:
12. https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instancesDetail/zones/us-west1-b/instances/[VM_INSTANCE_NAME]?project=[PROJECT_NAME]
13. Click Edit
14. Scroll down to SSH Keys
15. Add SSH KEY click [ADD ITEM]
16. 1 Save
17. OPEN WinSCP G:\Program Files\winscp
18. New Site
19. Hostname: External Ip
20. User Name: example [DO NOT ENGER THE @gmail part]
21. Password: DONT ENTER YET
22. Click [Advanced]
23. GO TO SSH > Authentication
24. Click Private Key File:
25. Select Private Key from Step 6
26. Click OK
27. Click SAVE
28. Select the newly created site and click on Login button
29. [searching for host]
30. * BE SURE TO ENABLE PORT 22 in Firewall Rules
31. Click Yes
32. Enter Password when prompted
33. Done

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