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How do I connect to my VPS via SSH?

🖥️ VPS · Updated 29/07/2025
This guide requires an SSH client; in this article we use PuTTY.You can find the credentials (IP address and root password) in the email you received after ordering your VPS.
  1. Open PuTTY, enter the IP address of your VPS and click "Open".

How do I connect to my VPS via SSH?

  1. Click "Yes".

How do I connect to my VPS via SSH?

  1. Type "root" and press the ENTER key.

How do I connect to my VPS via SSH?

Nothing will appear on screen while you type the password; to paste the password, right-click once and then press the "ENTER" key.
  1. Enter the password.

How do I connect to my VPS via SSH?

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