# Generating an SSH key

## Generating an SSH key

The MNX.io services use SSH key pairs for authentication. If you have an existing SSH key pair, you must upload the public key in the MNX.io portal to associate it with your account. 

If you don’t have an SSH key pair, you can create SSH keys and then associate them with your MNX.io account. 

For Windows or Mac environments visit:

* [Manually generating an SSH key in macOS](/getting-started/generating-an-ssh-key/generating-an-ssh-key-in-macos.md).
* [Manually generating an SSH key in Windows](/getting-started/generating-an-ssh-key/untitled-1.md).

### What are my next steps? <a href="#what-are-my-next-steps" id="what-are-my-next-steps"></a>

Once you have created an account, added billing information to complete your profile, and uploaded your public SSH key, your MNX.io account is ready to use. What do you want to do next?

* [Set up the Triton CLI and CloudAPI](/api/triton-cli-tool.md).
* [Create an instance in the Triton Service Portal](broken://pages/-LuID4_z4H27TQV9GCdQ).


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