Connecting to your VPS via SSH

Your VPS is delivered as a plain Linux installation with root credentials. SSH is the standard way to log in and run commands.

Finding your credentials

After provisioning you receive an email with:

• IP address — e.g. 185.x.x.x.
• Port — usually 22.
• Username — root or administrator for Windows.
• Password — auto-generated.

Windows — PowerShell

Windows 10/11 has OpenSSH built in:

ssh [email protected] -p 22

Windows — PuTTY

Download PuTTY, enter the IP, port 22, click Open. Accept the host key on first connection.

macOS / Linux

Built-in terminal — same command as PowerShell:

ssh [email protected]

Using SSH keys (recommended)

1. Generate a key: ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]".
2. Copy the public key: ssh-copy-id [email protected].
3. Disable password login in /etc/ssh/sshd_config by setting PasswordAuthentication no and restart sshd.

First commands to run

apt update && apt upgrade -y       # Debian/Ubuntu\napt install ufw fail2ban htop -y\nufw allow 22/tcp\nufw enable

Change the root password immediately: passwd. Or better — create a non-root user and disable root SSH (see VPS quickstart).