SSH Access to CCI

Two paths — password login (zero-config) and key-based passwordless (recommended for remote IDEs)

Prerequisites

CCI instance in Running state
Port 22 open (default)
A local terminal (Mac/Linux Terminal, Windows PowerShell / Cmd)

Best for ad-hoc debugging, zero config.

Open the CCI detail page, click "Access credentials" on the right
Copy the SSH connection command and SSH password
Paste in your local terminal, enter the password when prompted

$ ssh -p 32100 root@cci-xxx.alayanew.com
root@cci-xxx.alayanew.com's password: ********
Welcome to Alaya CCI...
root@xxx:~#

Option 2 — Passwordless (recommended)

Best for VS Code Remote / JetBrains Gateway / long-running dev.

1. Generate a local SSH key

If you don't already have one:

ssh-keygen
# Press Enter through all prompts to write ~/.ssh/id_rsa and ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

2. Copy the public key

Platform	Public key path
Linux / Mac	`~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`
Windows	`C:\Users\<user_name>\.ssh\id_rsa.pub`

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
# Copy the entire string (ssh-rsa AAAA... to the end)

3. Add the key in the console

Console → Account → SSH keys → Add key

Field	Required
Key name	Yes
Description	No
Public key	Yes — paste from previous step

When does it take effect?

After adding the key, you need to restart the container or create a new one for the key to load. Running instances don't pick it up dynamically.

ssh -p 32100 root@cci-xxx.alayanew.com
# No password prompt

VS Code Remote one-liner

Add to ~/.ssh/config:

Host cci-train
  HostName cci-xxx.alayanew.com
  Port 32100
  User root
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa

In VS Code: Remote-SSH: Connect to Host → cci-train — local-feeling editing.

FAQ

Q: Why Permission denied (publickey)? A: Check the public key was pasted in full, and that the container restarted after the key was added.

Q: Can I disable password login and accept only keys? A: Inside the container edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config, set PasswordAuthentication no, then systemctl restart sshd.

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