Can you connect to GCE via gcutil using Chrome Secure SSH?

Question

Is it possible to connect to GCE VM instances using Chrome's Secure SSH? If so, how are you all accomplishing this?

Answer 1

Yes, here's how to do this:

1. Install the Chrome SSH extension, if you haven't already.

2. Add your SSH key to the project.

3. Configure the new connection in Chrome SSH:

   a. Open the extension. You can find it if you open the URL chrome://apps if it's not already visible when you open the browser or open a new tab. Or you can also visit its URL in the Chrome Web Store and click on the "launch" button.

   b. Find the IP address of your instance via gcutil getinstance or by looking at your instance on the Developers Console.

   c. Click on the "Import" link, select the two files:

   • ~/.ssh/google_compute_engine
   • ~/.ssh/google_compute_engine.pub

4. Click on "Connect".