diff --git a/app/Http/Livewire/Boarding/Index.php b/app/Http/Livewire/Boarding/Index.php
index bc15c5579..fc1784383 100644
--- a/app/Http/Livewire/Boarding/Index.php
+++ b/app/Http/Livewire/Boarding/Index.php
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ class Index extends Component
     public ?Project $createdProject = null;
 
     public bool $dockerInstallationStarted = false;
+
+    public string $localhostPublicKey;
+    public bool $localhostReachable = true;
+
     public function mount()
     {
         $this->privateKeyName = generate_random_name();
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ uZx9iFkCELtxrh31QJ68AAAAEXNhaWxANzZmZjY2ZDJlMmRkAQIDBA==
             if (!$this->createdServer) {
                 return $this->emit('error', 'Localhost server is not found. Something went wrong during installation. Please try to reinstall or contact support.');
             }
+            $this->localhostPublicKey = $this->createdServer->privateKey->publicKey();
             return $this->validateServer('localhost');
         } elseif ($this->selectedServerType === 'remote') {
             $this->privateKeys = PrivateKey::ownedByCurrentTeam(['name'])->where('id', '!=', 0)->get();
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ uZx9iFkCELtxrh31QJ68AAAAEXNhaWxANzZmZjY2ZDJlMmRkAQIDBA==
         $this->createdServer->save();
         $this->validateServer();
     }
-    public function validateServer(?string $type = null)
+    public function validateServer()
     {
         try {
             $customErrorMessage = "Server is not reachable:";
@@ -199,7 +204,12 @@ uZx9iFkCELtxrh31QJ68AAAAEXNhaWxANzZmZjY2ZDJlMmRkAQIDBA==
             $this->createdServer->settings->update([
                 'is_reachable' => true,
             ]);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->localhostReachable = false;
+            return handleError(error: $e, customErrorMessage: $customErrorMessage, livewire: $this);
+        }
 
+        try {
             $dockerVersion = instant_remote_process(["docker version|head -2|grep -i version| awk '{print $2}'"], $this->createdServer, true);
             $dockerVersion = checkMinimumDockerEngineVersion($dockerVersion);
             if (is_null($dockerVersion)) {
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
index 484c8709e..1054c3f3b 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class ApplicationDeploymentJob implements ShouldQueue, ShouldBeEncrypted
         $this->is_debug_enabled = $this->application->settings->is_debug_enabled;
 
         $this->container_name = generateApplicationContainerName($this->application->uuid, $this->pull_request_id);
-        addPrivateKeyToSshAgent($this->server);
+        savePrivateKeyToFs($this->server);
         $this->saved_outputs = collect();
 
         // Set preview fqdn
diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/remoteProcess.php b/bootstrap/helpers/remoteProcess.php
index 7017ead10..5982b46d8 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers/remoteProcess.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers/remoteProcess.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function remote_process(
 //     }
 //     // processWithEnv()->run("echo '{$server->privateKey->private_key}' | ssh-add -d -");
 // }
-function addPrivateKeyToSshAgent(Server $server)
+function savePrivateKeyToFs(Server $server)
 {
     if (data_get($server, 'privateKey.private_key') === null) {
         throw new \Exception("Server {$server->name} does not have a private key");
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function generateSshCommand(Server $server, string $command, bool $isMux = true)
 {
     $user = $server->user;
     $port = $server->port;
-    $privateKeyLocation = addPrivateKeyToSshAgent($server);
+    $privateKeyLocation = savePrivateKeyToFs($server);
     $timeout = config('constants.ssh.command_timeout');
     $connectionTimeout = config('constants.ssh.connection_timeout');
     $serverInterval = config('constants.ssh.server_interval');
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/boarding/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/boarding/index.blade.php
index 8cd3034eb..b86320612 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/boarding/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/boarding/index.blade.php
@@ -46,9 +46,21 @@
                     <x-forms.button class="justify-center box" wire:target="setServerType('localhost')"
                         wire:click="setServerType('localhost')">Localhost
                     </x-forms.button>
+
                     <x-forms.button class="justify-center box" wire:target="setServerType('remote')"
                         wire:click="setServerType('remote')">Remote Server
                     </x-forms.button>
+                    @if (!$localhostReachable)
+                        Localhost is not reachable with the following public key.
+                        <br /> <br />
+                        Please make sure you have the correct public key in your ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file for user
+                        'root' or skip the boarding process and add a new private key manually to Coolify and to the
+                        server.
+                        <x-forms.input readonly id="localhostPublicKey"></x-forms.input>
+                        <x-forms.button class="box" wire:target="setServerType('localhost')"
+                            wire:click="setServerType('localhost')">Check again
+                        </x-forms.button>
+                    @endif
                 </x-slot:actions>
                 <x-slot:explanation>
                     <p>Servers are the main building blocks, as they will host your applications, databases,