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title: SSH into running Container instances
description: Connect to running Container instances with SSH through Wrangler.
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## SSH into running Container instances

Mar 12, 2026 

[ Containers ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/containers/) 

You can now SSH into running Container instances using Wrangler. This is useful for debugging, inspecting running processes, or executing one-off commands inside a Container.

To connect, enable `wrangler_ssh` in your Container configuration and add your `ssh-ed25519` public key to `authorized_keys`:

* [  wrangler.jsonc ](#tab-panel-2655)
* [  wrangler.toml ](#tab-panel-2656)

JSONC

```
{  "containers": [    {      "wrangler_ssh": {        "enabled": true      },      "authorized_keys": [        {          "name": "<NAME>",          "public_key": "<YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_HERE>"        }      ]    }  ]}
```

TOML

```
[[containers]][containers.wrangler_ssh]enabled = true
[[containers.authorized_keys]]name = "<NAME>"public_key = "<YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY_HERE>"
```

Then connect with:

Terminal window

```
wrangler containers ssh <INSTANCE_ID>
```

You can also run a single command without opening an interactive shell:

Terminal window

```
wrangler containers ssh <INSTANCE_ID> -- ls -al
```

Use `wrangler containers instances <APPLICATION>` to find the instance ID for a running Container.

For more information, refer to the [SSH documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/containers/ssh/).

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