Use an SSH client with the details from your VPS welcome email (IP address, username, and password or key).
- On Linux or macOS, open a terminal and run
ssh root@your-server-ip. - On Windows, use a client like PuTTY or the built-in
sshcommand in PowerShell. - Enter your password when prompted, or point the client at your private key file.
For better security, set up SSH key authentication with ssh-keygen, copy the key using ssh-copy-id user@your-server-ip, then disable password login in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. If SSH refuses to connect, check the server is powered on in the VPS control panel and that no firewall rule is blocking port 22. Still stuck? Open a ticket.
