Being WordPress developers ourselves, we are always trying to figure out ways to speed up development workflows. Many of you utilize SSH here at Kinsta on a daily basis. Whether it is to perform common sysadmin tasks or run tools such as Composer, WP-CLI, etc.
We are excited to let you know that we’ve now added the ability to add your SSH keys in the MyKinsta dashboard. SSH keys provide a more secure way of logging into a server and eliminate the need for a password. Although you can further protect your login by adding a passphrase.
Add SSH keys
To add your public SSH key, follow the steps below.
Step 1
Click into your user profile on the bottom left-hand side, and click on User Settings.
![Screenshot showing the selection of User Settings in a MyKinsta menu.](https://kinsta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wordpress-user-settings.png)
Step 2
In the My Account tab, click on the Add SSH key button.
![Screenshot showing the location of the Add SSH key button in MyKinsta.](https://kinsta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/add-ssh-key.png)
Step 3
Enter text for a descriptive Label, paste your SSH key, and click the Add SSH key button.
![Screenshot showing the dialog for adding an SSH key in MyKinsta.](https://kinsta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wordpress-add-ssh-key-add.png)
Check out our knowledge base article for more details on how to connect to SSH at Kinsta and how to generate your public key.