All Linux VPS have SSH access.
Linux and MacOS include an SSH client by default. If you use Windows we recommend using PuTTY for all your SSH needs.
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If for some reason connection to your server via SSH is not possible, you can always connect via Console (VNC) in the server management section (see the "How to connect to my server via VNC" article)In order to connect to your server via terminal:1.
- Open a Terminal and enter the following command to connect to your server as a root user:
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ssh root@your_VPS_IP_address |
- For example, if the server IP address is
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- 168.
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- 100, the command would look like this:
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ssh |
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root@192. |
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168. |
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100 |
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- You will get the following message if you try to connect to your server for the first time:
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The authenticity of host ' |
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192. |
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168. |
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100 ( |
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192. |
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168. |
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100)' can't be established. ECDSA key fingerprint is 79:95:46:1a:ab:37:11:8e:86:54:36:38:bb:3c:fa:c0. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? |
- Type 'yes' to continue to connect.
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- Enter your root password
Your can find your root password in the "Your VPS is deployed" email, as well as in the server management section of your server (it will be revealed after you press the "show root password" button)
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