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Getting started: connect to your VPS with SSH

Quick guide to open an SSH session and run your first commands.

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The tutorial "Getting started: connect to your VPS with SSH" helps you achieve this goal:

Quick guide to open an SSH session and run your first commands.

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4 profiles 23 steps 10 commands ~10 min

Windows (PowerShell)

  1. Get your VPS IP from the client area (or the IPv4 SSH proxy host if you use the proxy).
  2. Open PowerShell and run: ssh root@VPS_IP
  3. If you use the SSH proxy, run: ssh root@PROXY_HOST -p PROXY_PORT
  4. On first login, accept the SSH fingerprint (yes).
  5. Enter the VPS root password when prompted.
  6. Once connected, test with a simple command: uname -a

Windows (PuTTY)

  1. Download PuTTY: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
  2. Open putty.exe then fill Host Name: VPS_IP (or PROXY_HOST).
  3. Keep Connection type set to SSH.
  4. Set Port to 22 (or PROXY_PORT when using the SSH proxy).
  5. Click Open and accept the server key on first connection.
  6. Enter root as login, then the VPS password.

Windows (MobaXterm)

  1. Download MobaXterm: https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download.html
  2. Click Session then SSH.
  3. Remote host: VPS_IP (or PROXY_HOST), Port: 22 (or PROXY_PORT).
  4. Enable Specify username and set root.
  5. Click OK then enter the VPS password.
  6. Verify the session with: whoami then hostname

Linux / macOS

  1. Open your local terminal.
  2. Connect with: ssh root@VPS_IP
  3. If your SSH key is already installed, login may work without a password.
  4. If you need a specific key, use: ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 root@VPS_IP
  5. Verify the session with: whoami then hostname