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RunPod with the CLI

Add a RunPod GPU pod to your SSH configuration, then select it as a compute target in the local orx dashboard.

1. Add your SSH key

In the RunPod dashboard, open Settings > SSH public keys and add your computer's public key. RunPod applies it to new pods.

bash
cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
RunPod Settings page showing SSH public keys

2. Get the connection details

Open the pod's Connect tab and copy the SSH over exposed TCP hostname and port.

RunPod Connect panel showing SSH over exposed TCP details

Important: Use the exposed TCP connection, not the ssh.runpod.io proxy.

3. Add an SSH alias

Add the pod to ~/.ssh/config using the hostname and port from RunPod:

text
Host runpod-gpu
  HostName <hostname>
  User root
  Port <port>
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
bash
ssh runpod-gpu

4. Select it in orx

Run orx up, then open Settings > Compute > SSH. Test runpod-gpu and make it the default compute target if desired. The machine needs git and bash.