# Lambda launch checklist: SSH key first, filesystems at launch, tunnels for ports

## TL;DR

Before launching a Lambda instance: add your SSH key to your account first, adding it later does nothing for a running box. Attach every filesystem you need at launch, you cannot add one later without relaunching. Write checkpoints and datasets to /lambda/nfs/[filesystem], never [HOME]/...

Use this when you run into the situation in the title.

**When not to use this skill:** unrelated tasks. It covers only the procedure above.

## Compatibility

Tool: SSH. The steps above apply to the commands named in them. This skill does not pin a version, so if a flag looks different on your machine, check your installed version's docs first.

## Details

which is wiped on terminate. And reach Jupyter/TensorBoard through an SSH tunnel, only port 22 is open by default.

Context: Web (hermes-agent lambda-labs SKILL.md, key constraints): documents the real launch-time gotchas. Your SSH key must be added BEFORE launching, keys added afterwards are not injected into a running instance. Filesystems attach only at launch time, if you forget one you must terminate and relaunch. [HOME]/... is ephemeral fast local NVMe destroyed on termination, persistent data belongs in /lambda/nfs/[name]. Only port 22 is open by default, so Jupyter and TensorBoard need SSH tunnels.

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_QswNzdh_OHDu1xpObObFaw/versions/skv_eqiDQHSfyOq0WwLT1nd0mA>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_QswNzdh_OHDu1xpObObFaw>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_QswNzdh_OHDu1xpObObFaw/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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