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How to use the serial console to connect to an Instance
Published on 25 February 2022
This page shows how to connect to your Scaleway Instance from the Scaleway console using the serial console (TTY, from TeleTYpewriter). It provides a way to connect to your Instance for debugging or if it loses its network connectivity. The serial console remains available even if you can not reach your Instance over the Internet.
Identity and Access Management (IAM):
If you have activated IAM, you may need certain IAM permissions to carry out some actions described on this page. This means:
- you are the Owner of the Scaleway Organization in which the actions will be carried out, or
- you are an IAM user of the Organization, with a policy granting you the necessary permission sets
Requirements:
- You have an account and are logged into the Scaleway console
- You have created your SSH key and added it to your account
- You have created an Instance
- You have set a password for your Linux user
How to use the serial console (TTY)
Important:
You have to connect to your Instance using SSH and define a user password before connecting to your Instance using the serial console.
- Click Instances in the Compute section of the side menu. The Instances page displays.
- Click the Instance you want to connect to.
- Click Console on the Instance Information page. The serial console (TTY) displays in a popup.
- Login using your Linux user and password. You can now run all Linux commands like in a SSH shell.
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