Congratulations on your new Linux VPS!

Now, you are wondering how to connect to that VPS, well we have you covered.


Follow the steps below to access the VPS...

If on Windows:

Download your choice of SSH Interface, in this tutorial, we will be using PuTTY.
Once installed, open PuTTY and set it aside, as we need to get a little bit of information first.
We are going to need the following things from the email from Hosturly titled: New VPS Hosting Information. In here you will find your IP, Username, and Password for SSH along with your Virtualizor CP login as well. The Virtualizor CP is useful for restarting your server, stopping your server, or even doing an OS reinstall.
Take note of the section of the email that says "SSH Access Information" as this is what we will be using to log in to SSH via PuTTY.
Inside of PuTTY, fill in the IP given from step 4 in the box labeled "Host Name (or IP Address).
If you want to save this so you don't have to fill in your IP every time, fill out the box labeled "Saved Sessions", then click the button "Saved".
Once you are ready to connect, click on "Open" at the bottom of the PuTTY window.
You will be met with a popup regarding the authenticity of the host, you can just hit "yes".
Once connected to the server, you will be met with a command-line interface to log in. Using the username given in step 4, enter the username and press Enter on your keyboard.
This step is crucial. To enter your password after pressing Enter, simply copy the password from Step 4 and paste it in PuTTY using Right Click 1-time. NOTE: Nothing will appear, as this is normal with all Linux interfaces regarding passwords. If you press Enter again and you receive "Incorrect Password", please try this step again.
You should now be met with a standard interface with the Linux OS welcome message and are now connected.


If on Mac OS:

Open Terminal.
We are going to need the following things from the email from Hosturly titled: New VPS Hosting Information. In here you will find your IP, Username, and Password for SSH Login along with your Virtualizor CP login as well. The Virtualizor CP is useful for restarting your server, stopping your server, or even doing an OS reinstall.
Take note of the section of the email that says "SSH Access Information" as this is what we will be using to log in to SSH via Terminal.
In Terminal, type "ssh [username from email]@[ip from email]" without the brackets. » ex. ssh root@104.128.xx.xxx
If you are asked if you'd like to continue to connect to the server, type "yes" and hit Enter.
This step is crucial. To enter your password after pressing Enter, simply copy the password from Step 4 and paste it into the terminal using CMD+V 1-time. NOTE: Nothing will appear, as this is normal with all Linux interfaces regarding passwords. If you press Enter again and you receive "Incorrect Password", please try this step again.
You should now be met with a standard interface with the Linux OS welcome message and are now connected.

Updated on: 26/02/2021