Accessing Your Virtual Private Server Using SSH
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September 21, 2017 2:27 PM
For advanced troubleshooting and management of your Linux Virtual Private Server or Dedicated Server, you can use Secure Shell (SSH) to issue commands via a command-line interface.
To access your server through SSH you need the following information:
- Username — The username you created for your server
- Password — Your server's password. For more information, see Reset Your Virtual Private Server's Password.
- IP Address — Your server's IP address
- Port — Port 22
To access your server's root, you must issue commands as the super user, using the su - command.
SSH Software
- PC Users — PuTTY
- Mac Users — Terminal. For more information, see Using SSH with Mac OS.
