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# Connect via SSH

To connect via SSH (Secure Shell), you can use any SSH client. Please note that SSH is **enabled by default** on all newly created Mac devices. You can use the following information to connect to your Mac device on our platform using the Terminal software (if it’s a Mac) or any other SSH client of your choice.

The general format of the ssh command is:

```
ssh username@IPAddress
```

For example, if your username is Flow (default) and your public, Elastic-IP address is 10.1.2.3, enter the following:

```
ssh flow@10.1.2.3
```

Enter your macOS password, then press Return.