How to connect to a VPS with SSH (Windows,OS X,Linux) ?
Connecting with SSH (Secure Shell)
There are 2 primary ways to connect to a Linux VPS
The first is via the command line, with the use of an SSH client.
To connect to your VPS with SSH (command line), you will require one of the following programs:
Putty, available for all versions of Windows: Putty Downloads
WinSCP, available for all versions of Windows: WinSCP Downloads
The terminal. The app, packaged with all versions of Mac OS X.
The shell/terminal application for Linux.
After launching Putty, WinSCP, or opening your shell terminal, the program will require VPS login credentials:
IP Address / Host:
User Name: root
Password:
SSH Port: 22
Note: On OS X and Linux, this information is entered into the command line using the ssh command in the following format, where "x.x.x.x" is the server's IP address and "22" is the SSH port number:
You can now enter commands at the command line, according to your needs. Have fun and good luck
There are 2 primary ways to connect to a Linux VPS
The first is via the command line, with the use of an SSH client.
To connect to your VPS with SSH (command line), you will require one of the following programs:
Putty, available for all versions of Windows: Putty Downloads
WinSCP, available for all versions of Windows: WinSCP Downloads
The terminal. The app, packaged with all versions of Mac OS X.
The shell/terminal application for Linux.
After launching Putty, WinSCP, or opening your shell terminal, the program will require VPS login credentials:
IP Address / Host:
User Name: root
Password:
SSH Port: 22
Note: On OS X and Linux, this information is entered into the command line using the ssh command in the following format, where "x.x.x.x" is the server's IP address and "22" is the SSH port number:
ssh root@x.x.x.x -p 22You can now enter commands at the command line, according to your needs. Have fun and good luck
Updated on: 21/06/2022
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