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Learn the multiple ways to access ZC2® PaaS / Jelastic platform.
View WhitepaperThe ZC2® PaaS Jelastic platform supports access via SSH in one of the following ways:
After accessing node via SSH using any of the above-described methods, you can start managing your container.
The platform allows you connect to any container directly through the browser by means of the Web SSH client, without the necessity to generate dedicated SSH key pair or apply any other additional configurations.
Just click the Web SSH button next to the required layer or a particular node for the tab with terminal emulator to be opened:
Using the options in the tools panel above the editor window, you are able to:
Also, web SSH client is provided with the embedded shortcuts for convenient management (their list can be also viewed by hovering over the keyboard icon in the top-right corner of the tab):
Now, you can start managing your container via SSH (for example, set custom variables, change firewall settings, etc.).
In order to establish connection via SSH Gate, you need to generate SSH key pair and to add public key to your account at the dashboard (if needed, read the linked step-by-step guides for assistance).
Next, get an SSH connection string for your account by clicking the Settings button at the top panel of the dashboard.
In the opened Account settings window, the SSH Keys > SSH Connect tab will be opened by default. Here, you can see information required for accessing an account, including an SSH connection string (circled in the image below).
Tip: Within the right part of the section you can establish Web SSH connection to any node directly in browser.
Now, you can access either whole PaaS account or just a particular container with your local SSH client.
Depending on your OS, you need to perform the following steps:
Open your terminal and execute the SSH connection string.
Download and run your SSH client (PuTTY as an example).
Navigate to the Session tab in the left-hand list and fill in the Host Name (or IP address) and Port fields in accordance with your SSH connection string.
Note: In order to add your private SSH key with PuTTY, download and run Pageant tool, click the Add Key button and choose the appropriate SSH key file.
1. Once connected, you will see a list of environment groups (with a number of containers within provided in brackets) and ungrouped environments available for your account. Select the required point by entering the appropriate number.
Note: Only running environments can be accessed.
2. After selecting an environment, you’ll see a full list of its containers, which are grouped by layers. Herewith, the master node (required for clustering, scaling, cloning, etc.) is designated with the [M] mark.
Also, each container is provided with nodeid, LAN IP, WAN IP and Alias data. In order to access the required node just enter its number.
You can “jump” directly to the necessary container, skipping the steps of choosing the appropriate environment and node. Just state the appropriate container ID (can be seen at the dashboard next to the corresponding node) at the beginning of the connection string.
For example, in order to access the Tomcat container, which is shown in the image above, you should add the 36864- prefix to the default account connection string in the following way:
ssh 36864-4701@gate.jelastic.com -p 3022
Such a possibility can be useful for automatization scripts or for setting up application configurations (for example, Capistrano).
Mark Grindey is a dedicated professional with a strong passion for cloud computing and a mission to make it accessible to all. With a over a decades experience and a deep understanding of existing cloud technologies, Mark Grindey is constantly striving to improve and enhance these tools, ensuring that their benefits can be leveraged by businesses of all sizes.
