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SSH Access

Add and remove the SSH public keys that let you log in to your hosting account without a password.

Reference Checked against panel v2.3.2 Updated 11 Oct 2026 · 3 min read Open in your panel

SSH Access manages the public keys allowed to log in to your hosting account over SSH. With a key, your computer proves who you are, so you do not type the hosting account's password each time. You add the public key (the .pub file); the private key never leaves your computer.

Connect over SSH or SFTP

When your hosting account has shell access, the Connect panel at the top of Security → SSH Access shows the server and port to connect to, and the command to type in a terminal on your computer, such as ssh [email protected]. If the server does not use the usual port 22, the command includes it, for example ssh -p 2222 [email protected].

SFTP programs use the same server, port and username. With a key added here, your computer signs in with the key. Without one, sign in with your hosting account password: the one for FTP, SFTP and SSH, which you change in Password & Security. It is not your Zeyo Host sign-in.

Add a key

  1. If you do not have a key yet, create one on your computer, for example with ssh-keygen -t ed25519. It saves the public key in a file ending in .pub.
  2. In the panel, open Security → SSH Access.
  3. Under Import SSH Key, enter a Name for the key, such as laptop or alice@work. Use letters, numbers, dots, dashes, underscores or @, up to 63 characters.
  4. Open the .pub file in a text editor and paste its single line into Public Key. It starts with the key type, such as ssh-ed25519 or ssh-rsa.
  5. Click Import.
The SSH Access page with the Connect panel (server, port and ssh command), the Import SSH Key form (Name and Public Key) and the Authorized Keys table listing each key's name and fingerprint.The SSH Access page with the Connect panel (server, port and ssh command), the Import SSH Key form (Name and Public Key) and the Authorized Keys table listing each key's name and fingerprint.

The key appears under Authorized Keys with its name and fingerprint. Log in with the command shown under Connect.

Key types you can add

Type Starts with
Ed25519 (recommended) ssh-ed25519
RSA ssh-rsa
ECDSA ecdsa-sha2-nistp256, ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 or ecdsa-sha2-nistp521
Security key (FIDO) [email protected] or [email protected]

Check which keys are allowed

The Authorized Keys table lists every key by name and fingerprint. To match a key on your computer, compare the fingerprint with the one ssh-keygen -lf prints for your .pub file.

Remove a key

  1. Click Remove on the key's row.
  2. Click Remove key to confirm.

Common errors

Message Why What to do
This is not a public key. Paste the single line from your .pub file, starting with ssh-ed25519 or ssh-rsa. Never paste a private key. The text is not a public key of a supported type, it spans several lines, or it is a private key. Open the file that ends in .pub and paste its one line.
Use letters, numbers, dots, dashes, underscores or @ (for example laptop or alice@work). The name has spaces or other characters. Choose a name such as laptop.
That name or key is already on this account. A key with this name, or the same key under another name, is already listed. Use a different name, or keep the key that is already there.
That item does not exist. The key was already removed, for example in another tab. Reload the page.

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