Question
How do I ssh into a DOKS node without restarting?
- Posted on May 27, 2023
- DigitalOcean DropletsDigitalOcean Managed KubernetesKubernetes
Asked by juancampa
I have already set up an SSH Key in my account.
But it appears that droplets created by a DOKS node pool don’t get this key installed. Which means I can’t SSH into them without restarting the droplet (to reset the root password). This is a deal-breaker for me because when things go wrong, I need to be able to run perf (which I can’t from inside the container).
How can I SSH into my DOKS droplet without restarting it?
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Hi @juancampa
Nodes are (usually) short lived, and we deliver the nodes as part of our Kubernetes as a service product (DOKS), we don’t provide a way to access the Droplets over SSH. You can deploy
doks-debugpod to have access to the set of tools which will be helpful for troubleshooting purpose.I hope this helps !
Best, Purnima Kumari
Hi there,
Indeed, it’s correct that Droplets created by DigitalOcean Kubernetes Service don’t get user’s SSH keys installed. This is by design because the DOKS nodes are intended to be managed through the Kubernetes API, not directly via SSH.
Can you give some more information on why you need to SSH to a worker node?
Best,
Bobby