Log in to the edgeLinux OS

Access the edgeLinux OS terminal

There are several ways you can access the edgeLinux OS terminal

• In AntMan (vers. 0.9.1)

• via SSH

• Connect a keyboard and monitor

• IPMI: see the setup page

• Click the '>_Console' link in the main menu.

Antman

SSH

Antman

Prior to antMan 0.10.0 You are prompted to enter your root username.

Now you have access to the EdgeLinux command line.

SSH

You can SSH to the edgeLinux OS in the following ways

Using the private IP address of the antsle

ssh [email protected]

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Using antsle_name.local

ssh [email protected]

replace 'myantsle' with the name of your antsle

With an .antsle.us subdomain

You can get an antsle.us subdomain in antHill​

ssh [email protected]

​Read the docs on accessing your antlets​

SSH Tools

In case you are not familiar with ssh, it's very easy to use with many excellent tutorials out there.

MacOS and Linux: SSH is built-in and run with the terminal Windows: For Windows you can use packages like PuTTY or MobaXterm.

Or try WSL, aka: Bash on Ubuntu on Windows. This seems to work well but will not resolve .local domain names.

Want to access your antlets next? Read the guide.

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