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+<h1 style="text-align: center;">SSH Key Configuration Guide</h1>
+
+This guide will walk you through the process of configuration of SSH key for remote SSH connections to servers on both Windows and Linux. Fast-connecting to a sever using SSH public key authentication is a SSH connection trick that makes it easy to connect to a remote server.
+
+## Generating SSH Keys
+### Windows
+
+#### Step 1: Open Powershell Bash
+
+Open the Powershell terminal to prepare for SSH key generation.
+
+#### Step 2: Generate SSH Keys
+
+In the Powershell terminal, use the following command to generate SSH keys:
+
+```bash
+# In powershell bash
+ssh-keygen
+```
+Save it by default, the system will save the keys to [your home directory]/.ssh/id_rsa.  Unless you are an expert you should use the default option and press Enter.
+
+#### Step 3: View SSH Keys
+
+To view the generated SSH keys, run the following command:
+
+```bash
+# In powershell bash
+cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+```
+
+Copy the displayed key and configure it on your server.
+
+### Linux-like systems
+
+#### Step 1: Open Terminal
+
+Open the terminal to prepare for SSH key generation.
+
+#### Step 2: Generate SSH Keys
+
+In the terminal, use the following command to generate SSH keys:
+
+```bash
+# In termianl
+ssh-keygen
+```
+
+Follow the prompts to input the file save path and a passphrase. Generally, you can accept the default values by pressing Enter.
+
+#### Step 3: View SSH Keys
+
+To view the generated SSH keys, run the following command:
+
+```bash
+# In termianl
+cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+```
+
+Copy the displayed key and configure it on your server.
+
+## Server Configuration
+
+On your Azure instance/server which your code running on, add the SSH publish key you generated to the `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` file to allow remote SSH access. Ensure that your server has SSH access properly configured.
+
+If you don't have the `authorized_keys` file under the `~/.ssh/`, just create a blank one:
+
+```bash
+# In the server terminal, use the following command
+touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
+```
+
+On your own PC, write the alias of the server in the `~/.ssh/config` file:
+
+![](md_img/ssh_config.png)
+
+```bash
+Host elec3120us # the alias for server
+	HostName 20.38.43.192 # server IP address
+	User elec3120 # server usrname
+```
+
+You have now successfully generated SSH keys and are ready for remote SSH connections to your server by typing the following to connect to server _elec3120@20.38.43.192_:
+
+```bash
+ssh elec3120us
+```
+
+We hope this guide is helpful!