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When deploying on Phala Cloud, you choose between two CVM base images:

dstack-<version> (Production): No remote access. Use this for production deployments.
dstack-dev-<version> (Development): Allows SSH access for debugging.

Development images are not recommended for production environments.

SSH Access

The easiest way to debug your CVM is via SSH using the Phala CLI:

phala ssh my-cvm

Once connected, you can inspect containers, check logs, and debug networking:

docker ps -a
docker logs <container-name>
htop

For setup instructions, see Enable SSH Access.