Shell

Within these castle walls be forged Mavens of Computer Science ...

— Merlin, The Coder

First Connection

Coder Merlin is a cloud-based server where we’ll be doing most of our exercises. To access Merlin, you’ll need a secure shell client.

If you’re using a Mac or a Linux based device you’ll probably have a built-in client that you can access from the terminal.

If you’re using a Windows-based device, you can access a terminal by installing Google Chrome, and then within Google Chrome typing “Secure Shell Extension” and then installing the extension.

Either way, you’ll need a connection string to access the server. The connection string will begin with your first name and last name separated by a hyphen, for example: john-williams. The rest of the connection string will be @ssh.codermerlin.com

For John Williams, the entire connection string would be:

	john-williams@ssh.codermerlin.com

After you’re connected, you’ll be prompted to enter your password.