.. _sandbox:

Connect to your Ellip Workflows Virtual Machine
===============================================

To connect with your Ellip Workflows virtual machine, you need a secure connection to our infrastructure. Following this guide you will be able to access your Ellip Workflows Virtual Machine through the Secure Shell (SSH) network protocol.

Prerequisites
-------------

- You received an email from support@terradue.com with the subject "Cloud Dashboard access and Sandbox deployment" and obtained information on how to get the VM <cloud_username> and <sandbox_host> values,
- You generated the SSH key pair (see :ref:`install-ssh-key`),
- You are connected to our VPN (see :ref:`run-your-vpn-connection`).

.. _connecting_from_unix_linux_mac:

Connecting from Unix / Linux / Mac
----------------------------------

- Open a Terminal,

- Type:

.. code-block:: bash

  ssh <cloud_username>@<ellip_workflow_host>

That's all :-)

.. _connecting_from_windows:

Connecting from Windows
------------------------

- Open a Command Prompt,

- Change directory to the putty unzipped folder:

.. code-block:: bash
  
  cd \path\to\your\putty\folder
  
- Type:

.. code-block:: bash

  PUTTY.EXE -i id_rsa.ppk <cloud_username>@<ellip_workflow_host>

That's all :-)