Creating a VM and connecting to it

Once your billing account is set up, you can start using Yandex Cloud services, e.g., create a VM in Yandex Compute Cloud.

Create a VMCreate a VM

1. Go to the management console and click your profile image in the left-hand panel.

2. Select Example organization.

3. In the left-hand panel, select test-folder.

4. In the list of services, select Compute Cloud.

5. Select Virtual machines .

6. Click Create virtual machine and set the VM parameters:

   1. Select Basic setup.
   2. Under Operating systems and products, select Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
   3. Under Computing resources, specify the computing resource configuration for the VM.
   4. Under Disks, specify the size and type of the disk.
   5. Enter the VM name.
   6. Set the Login of the VM administrator.
   7. In the SSH key field, click Add key. In the window that opens:

      1. Enter a Name for the SSH key.

      2. Under SSH key, select Generate key.

      3. Click Add.

         The SSH key will be downloaded to your computer and added to your organization user profile.

         If, due to organization restrictions, you cannot add SSH keys to your user profile, the system will save the key to the VM user profile.

7. Click Create VM.

Configure a security group to connect to the VMConfigure a security group to connect to the VM

A security group (SG) is a resource created at the cloud network level. Once created, a security group can be used in Yandex Cloud services to control network access to an object it applies to.

The VM you created was assigned the default security group. To allow a connection to the VM over SSH, create a rule in this security group that allows incoming traffic via TCP to port 22:

1. Navigate to the management console.
2. In the list of services, select Compute Cloud and open the VM you created earlier.
3. On the VM information page, under Network, open the security group assigned to the VM.
4. In the top-right corner, click Edit.
5. Open the Ingress tab and click Add.
6. In the window that opens, set the following parameters:
   1. Port range: 22.
   2. Protocol: TCP.
   3. Source: CIDR.
   4. CIDR blocks: 0.0.0.0/0.
   5. Click Save. Add other rules, if required.
7. Click Save.

Connecting to a VMConnecting to a VM

You can connect to a VM with the RUNNING status over SSH. It may take some time for all services to initialize after the VM starts. If you get a connection error, try again in a few minutes.

To connect, specify the VM public IP address. You can find out the public IP address in the management console: on the VM page, go to the Public IPv4 address section and find the Network field. If you created your VM with an internal IP address only, assign it a public IP address.

You can also use internal IP addresses and FQDNs to establish an SSH connection between VMs within a single cloud network in Yandex Cloud.

ssh <username>@<VM_public_IP_address>

ssh -i <key_path/key_file_name> <username>@<VM_public_IP_address>

The authenticity of host '51.250.83.243 (51.250.83.243)' can't be established.
ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:6Mjv93NJDCaf/vu3NYwiLQK4tKI+4cfLtkd********.
This key is not known by any other names.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?

ssh <username>@<VM_public_IP_address>

ssh -i <key_path\key_file_name> <username>@<VM_public_IP_address>

The authenticity of host '89.169.132.223 (89.169.132.223)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:DfjfFB+in0q0MGi0HnqLNMdHssLfm1yRanB********.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?

For more information on how to solve connection issues, see FAQ.