# SSH Connection Windows Password

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-windows-password/12369>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 25, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-windows-password/12369 "2024-08-25T07:49:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Witti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Witti](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Witti)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-windows-password/12369/1 "2024-08-25T07:49:49Z")

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Hey there!  
I am trying to connect cursor with replit on windows. I created an ssh key with putty and added it to replit. after adding the ssh host on cursor i get asked which platform (linux, windows, macos) after chosing windows im asked to put in the password for the host, but when i paste in the ssh key cursor continuously asks for an ssh password which i don’t have. And then it gives me an error message after 3 attempts.

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Anybody got an idea what im doing wrong here?  
Really appreciate the help

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**Author:** ![F.zefse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@F.zefse](https://forum.cursor.com/u/F.zefse)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-windows-password/12369/2 "2024-08-25T10:29:23Z")

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I am having the same problem but on mac

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**Author:** ![Kaifu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kaifu](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Kaifu)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-windows-password/12369/3 "2024-09-10T03:09:47Z")

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In .ssh/config, you need the ABSOLUTE path. If your local OS is windows, it likely starts with c:/…

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**Author:** ![TooFlyBry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/tooflybry/32/7283_2.png) [@TooFlyBry](https://forum.cursor.com/u/TooFlyBry)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-windows-password/12369/4 "2024-10-04T23:21:00Z")

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Running into the same issue right now. did you end up figuring it out?

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-windows-password/12369/5 "2026-06-18T10:17:09Z")

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