Connecting to Linux Server via SSH

Using Secure Shell (SSH), you can establish an encrypted network connection to your server.

To establish the connection, you need the following data:

User name	root
Password	Password for the user. The password has been displayed during the creation of the server.
Host name / target	IP address of your server. The IP address of your server will be displayed in the Cloud Panel, in the section Infrastructure > Servers.
Port	22 Note: The port must usually not be specified.

You can find detailed step-by-step instructions here:

Computers using Windows Operating Systems

Computer using Linux Operating Systems

Using Public Key Authentication to Establish an SSH Connection with PuTTY

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