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We’ll show you how to connect your VPS Server via SSH. If you have a new Linux VPS and you are not familiar with the procedure how to manage your server, we will show you few simple steps to connect to it for the first time and to be able to use some of its\u00a0basic operations. If you are ready, we can start.\u00a0Connecting via SSH to your server, is an easy task if you carefully follow our tutorial bellow.<\/p>\n

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To connect to your Linux VPS no matter if it is CentOS VPS, Ubuntu VPS etc., you can use SSH. SSH is a secure network protocol for data communication between two remote computers. This means you can access your server securely, execute commands securely\u00a0and manage your server securely.<\/p>\n

However, in order to connect to your server via SSH you will need to have an SSH client installed on your local computer. If you have Linux or Mac OS X installed on your computer, you can use the OpenSSH client. On the other hand, if you use\u00a0Windows as an operating system,\u00a0you can use free software called Putty to connect to your server. You can download Putty from<\/p>\n

http:\/\/the.earth.li\/~sgtatham\/putty\/latest\/x86\/putty.exe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Linux\/Mac OS X<\/strong><\/p>\n

To connect to your server via SSH on Linux or Mac OS X you need to open the Terminal and type the following command:<\/p>\n

ssh root@1.1.1.1 -p2222<\/pre>\n
Please remember to replace 1.1.1.1 with the IP address of your server and 2222 with the listening port of your server’s SSH daemon.<\/p>\n
You will get the following message because\u00a0you try\u00a0to connect to your server for the first time:<\/p>\n
The authenticity of host '1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1)' can't be established.\r\nRSA key fingerprint is 89:09:f3:03:c2:98:a5:a9:cf:ce:6f:8d:8f:ea:c8:a3.\r\nAre you sure you want to continue connecting (yes\/no)?<\/pre>\n
Type ‘yes’ and press enter. Then, you will need to authenticate yourself so you can connect to your server. You will need to enter your ‘root’ user password. Your ‘root’ password along with the IP address of your server and the SSH listening port can be found\u00a0in the email sent by our admins once your sign up for our services.<\/p>\n
After you type in\u00a0the password, press enter and that’s it, you are connected to your server via SSH and you can manage your Linux VPS.<\/p>\n
If you like to authenticate yourself using SSH keys without entering your password every\u00a0time you try to connect, you can use our SSH login without password using SSH keys<\/a> guide and configure your server.<\/p>\n
Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n
Once you download Putty, open it and enter the following information:<\/p>\n
Host Name (or IP address) – enter your hostname or the IP address of your server.
\nPort – enter the listening port of your server’s SSH daemon\u00a0Connection type – SSH<\/p>\n
Then press the button ‘Open’. You will be asked to enter the user and you can use ‘root’. Then you will be asked to authenticate using your ‘root’ user password. Type your password, press enter and you are done.<\/p>\n
\"ssh<\/p>\n
Of course you don\u2019t have to connect VPS via ssh if you use one of our Linux VPS hosting services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to help you with connecting your VPS via ssh. They are available 24\u00d77 and will take care of your request immediately.<\/p>\n
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