Accessing Your Virtual Private Server Using SSH
For advanced troubleshooting and management of your Linux Virtual Private Server or Dedicated Server, you can use Secure Shell (SSH) to issue commands via a command-line interface.
To access your server through SSH you need the following information:
- Username — The username you created for your server
- Password — Your server's password. For more information, see Reset Your Virtual Private Server's Password.
- IP Address — Your server's IP address
- Port — Port 22
To access your server's root, you must issue commands as the super user, using the su - command.
SSH Software
- PC Users — PuTTY
- Mac Users — Terminal. For more information, see Using SSH with Mac OS.