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Droplet Console not initiating

Hello all, I am not able to open the droplet console. At the beginning I could open it and do my work but now when I open it, the output is:

  • Waiting for console
  • Registering SSH key
  • Connecting to droplet

And then: -SSH connection lost [Console Docs or Close]

I do not understand why, if anyone could help me please.


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I’m having the exact same issue, the stuff posted here are way too basic. Is there any help available at all?

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    KFSys
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    December 20, 2022

    Hi @havardmorkhagen,

    First, make sure your Droplet is online. Open a terminal and try to ping it. If it pings that’s good, if it doesn’t try to restart it and use the recovery console:

    https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/recovery/recovery-console/

    The recovery console should work out of the box every time.

    Additionally, try rebooting your Droplet to see if the connection to your Droplet Console is restored as well.

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