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SSH for WPEngine Cheatsheet

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By Daniel Florido
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  • WPEngine requires the use of its IdentityFile
  • The user and hostname can be found at the bottom of the overview screen in your wpe ui for the specific site your trying to access.

Wpengine ssh config example

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Host ht 
User user (get from overview screen admin UI) 
Hostname host.ssh.wpengine.net (get from overview screen admin UI)
PreferredAuthentications publickey
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/wpengine_ed25519
IdentitiesOnly yes
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