I need assistance setting up my SSH key. I have done extensive research on how to get the key working to no avail. I also may have broken something on the initial attempt due to trying to create the key on the server and installing the private key on my local machine instead of creating it on my local machine and installing the public key on the server. Server: Linux 18.10 Local: Windows 10 (FileZilla is installed) Error: Permission denied (publickey)
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you did not break anything on your first attempt, Kreistan. You see, the problem is, DigitalOcean does not know how to create their servers properly because I am a linux expert and have uploaded my SSH keys numerous times on first droplet creations. I cannot log in either. I have destroyed and re-created so many droplets, and even tried provisioning without the SSH key waiting for my password to be emailed to me but sure enough, nothing is there either! I don’t know how these guys stay in business!
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