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Updated on 15 September, 2025

Adds a new SSH key to your Vultr account for secure authentication with your instances.

The vultr-cli ssh-key create command adds a new SSH key to your Vultr account, enabling secure authentication when connecting to your Vultr instances.

Usage

console 
$ vultr-cli ssh-key create [flags]

Examples

console 
# Full Example
$ vultr-cli ssh create --name="ssh key name" --key="ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc...."
# Shortened with alias commands
$ vultr-cli s c -n="ssh key name" -k="ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc...."

Flags

Shorthand Long Version Description
-k --key SSH public key (in authorized_keys format)
-n --name Name of the SSH key

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