In this tutorial, you will find a guide on how to establish a connection via SSH to your Linux server.
Please note that you will have to replace the placeholder <IP Address> in the complete tutorial with the IP address of your server.
Linux
In case you are using a Linux operating system on your local machine you will just have to start a terminal.
To establish the connection to your server please type the following command:
The option -l defines the user to whom it will be connected. In this case, we will use "root".
The option -p defines the port that will be used for the connection. Here we will use the standard SSH port 22.
Should this be the first time you connect to the server, you will have to accept its SSH certificate by typing "yes".
Please insert your password, which you can find in our e-mail "Your Login Data". Kindly note that SSH will not display any letters or symbols when typing the password. You can also copy and paste your password by using the right mouse key (please make sure not to copy your password with blank characters at the end - you can check so by pasting the password into an empty editor file before using it).
Now, click the ‚ Enter key. Once done, you should get access to your server via SSH:
The connection has now been established successfully.
Windows
In case you are using a Windows operating system on your local machine, you will have to install a suitable SSH client first.
We recommend using PuTTy as an SSH client:
After installing PuTTy, open the client and enter the IP address of your Server. The port, in this case, the standard SSH port 22, can be changed as well if needed.
Click 'Open' to initiate the connection. You can leave all options to default.
Should this be the first time to connect to the server, you will have to accept its SSH certificate:
Afterward, you will see the following:
Please insert root (login as:) and your password, which you can find in our e-mail "Your Login Data". Kindly note, that SSH will not display any letters or symbols when typing the password. You can also copy and paste your password by using the right mouse key (please make sure not to copy your password with blank characters at the end - you can check so by pasting the password into an empty editor file before using it).
Now, click the ‚ Enter key. Once done, you should get access to your server via SSH:
The connection has now been established successfully.
