RunPod pod management
by @andrewharp
Manage RunPod GPU cloud instances - create, start, stop, connect to pods via SSH and API. Use when working with RunPod infrastructure, GPU instances, or need SSH access to remote GPU machines. Handles pod lifecycle, SSH proxy connections, filesystem mounting, and API queries. Requires runpodctl (brew install runpod/runpodctl/runpodctl).
brew install runpod/runpodctl/runpodctl
runpodctl config --apiKey "your-api-key"
SSH Key: runpodctl manages SSH keys in ~/.runpod/ssh/:
runpodctl ssh add-key
View and manage keys at: https://console.runpod.io/user/settings
Mount script configuration:
The mount script checks ~/.ssh/runpod_key first, then falls back to runpodctl's default key. Override with:
export RUNPOD_SSH_KEY="$HOME/.runpod/ssh/RunPod-Key"
Host keys are stored separately in ~/.runpod/ssh/known_hosts (isolated from your main SSH config). Uses StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new to verify hosts on reconnect while allowing new RunPod instances.
clawhub install runpod