VPS+: First steps

You can manage your VPS+ in the Cloud Panel. To open the Cloud Panel, complete the following:

Note: You can restart the server, suspend it, open the remote console, and reinstall or duplicate an image in the Cloud Panel at any time. To do this, click on Actions in the Infrastructure > Servers area, and then on the desired action.

To assign a new, additional IP to the server:

• Click on Network > Assign IP in the Infrastructure > Servers area.
• Select the IP address type to be assigned to the server.
• Click on Yes.

To view the detailed information of the server:

• Click on the desired server in the Cloud Panel. All important information about the server is then displayed.

Further information on managing the server in the Infrastructure > Servers area can be found in the VPS+ and migrated Cloud Servers Administration section of the  IONOS Help Centre:

Administration

By default, your VPS+ is provided with the following settings:

Public IP

With a public IP, your server is accessible from outside. This is necessary so that your customers can access your website. A public IPv4 address is assigned to the server by default. If required, you can assign several IPv4 addresses or several IPv6 addresses to a server. The IPv6 addresses are configured automatically in these operating systems. After assigning the IPv6 addresses or after reinstalling the operating system, restart the server so that the assigned IPv6 addresses are displayed.

If you assign two IPv4 addresses and at least one IPv6 address to a VPS+, you must configure these IP addresses manually in your operating system.

Firewall

For security reasons, the server is protected by an external hardware firewall that can be configured in the Cloud Panel. This firewall blocks incoming data traffic for all ports, with the exception of those configured in the rules.

By default, a firewall policy is configured according to the requirements resulting from the installed image:

• Linux Server: Incoming traffic is unblocked for ports TCP 22, 80, 443, 8443, and 8447.

• Windows Server: The incoming data traffic is released for the ports TCP 80, 443, 3389, 8443, and 8447.

You can create additional rules at any time to enable additional ports and/or protocols.

We recommend that you keep all unnecessary ports closed by default to increase the security of your server.

Further information on firewall policies can be found in the following article: Editing your firewall policy (VPS, migrated Cloud Servers, and VPS+)

For more information about the ports that Plesk uses, see the following article: Ports used by Plesk

Cloud Panel: Monitoring

In the Monitoring Center, all the servers you have configured are listed in a table in the Security > Monitoring Center area. To display graphical analyses of the monitoring, select the desired server. Then select the desired time period in the Time period section and click Apply.

The following graphical analyses are then displayed:

• Average CPU utilisation
• Network: Bytes received/second
• Network: Bytes sent/second
• Network: Packets received/second
• Network: Packets sent/second
• Memory: Bytes read/second
• Memory: Bytes written/second
• Memory: IOPs read
• Memory: IOPs written

You can find the access data for your VPS+ within the Cloud Panel in the detailed information for your server. To establish a connection to your server, make a note of the following data:

• IP/Hostname
• Username
• Initial password

The following articles explain how you can establish a connection to your VPS+:

Connecting a client computer with the Microsoft Windows operating system to a VPS+ with the Microsoft Windows operating system:
Connecting to Windows Server via Remote Desktop

Establishing a connection from a client computer with the Microsoft Windows operating system to a VPS+ with the Linux operating system:
Establishing an SSH connection to your Linux server on a Windows computer

Establishing a connection from a client computer with the Linux operating system to a VPS+ with the Linux operating system:
Establishing an SSH connection to your Linux server on a Linux computer

If your server is running but can no longer be reached via SSH or remote desktop connection, you can log in to the server using the remote console. The remote console allows you to remotely maintain the system as if you were sitting in front of it. You can follow the system messages just like on a "real" screen and interact with the server at any time. For example, the server can be booted with different boot options in the event of start-up difficulties. The remote console is particularly suitable for advanced troubleshooting. You can find instructions on how to establish a connection to your VPS+ using the remote console in the following article: 
Using the remote console for server access (##VPS LINUX### and Windows VPS)

You can access your server directly via the public IP or the automatically generated hostname. However, to make your website easily accessible to your customers, you need a domain. Connect this domain to the static IP address of the server so that the domain points to your server. This is possible by configuring an A record (Address Resource Record) or an AAAA record. How to do this is explained in the following articles:

Ordering a domain as an IONOS customer

Connecting a domain with a static IP address

Configuring domains in Plesk

Setting up email on a server with Plesk