SSH Into Google Cloud Compute Engine Instance Using Secure Shell Client

To SSH into a Google Cloud Compute Engine instance using the Secure Shell (SSH) client, you will need to use the instance's public IP address and the SSH key pair that you specified when you created the instance.

Here are the steps to SSH into a Google Cloud Compute Engine instance using the Secure Shell client:

1. Install the Secure Shell client on your local machine.

2. Open the Secure Shell client and enter the following command:

ssh -i path/to/private_key username@public_ip_address

Replace "path/to/private_key" with the path to the private key file and "username" with the username for the instance. Replace "public_ip_address" with the public IP address of the instance.

For example, if the private key file is located in the current directory and the username is "user" and the public IP address of the instance is "1.2.3.4," you can use the following command:

ssh -i private_key user@1.2.3.4

3. If this is the first time you are connecting to the instance, you will see a warning about the authenticity of the host. Type "yes" to continue.

4. You should now be logged into the Google Cloud Compute Engine instance.