How do I add my SSH key on Faaaster?

From your Profile, the Public SSH Key section lets you either Generate SSH Key or Set custom SSH Key. This key applies to all your sites.

The interface puts it this way: "You can generate a new SSH key pair or set a custom SSH key in order to easily connect to all your sites through SSH or SFTP."

Generating a key from Faaaster

1. Open your Profile.
2. In the Public SSH Key section, click Generate SSH Key.
3. The private key is downloaded to your computer (id_rsa file).

The private key can only be downloaded once. Keep it somewhere safe: it must never be shared or committed to a repository.

Using your own key

Paste your existing public key — the contents of the file ending in .pub, never the private key — into the Public SSH Key field, then click Set custom SSH Key.

Next steps

Once the key is registered, each site's SSH and SFTP access details are available from its Access tab.

Updated on: 10/03/2026