{"id":581,"date":"2021-09-16T09:41:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T09:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=581"},"modified":"2024-08-12T13:34:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:34:43","slug":"how-to-connect-to-your-server-with-ssh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/server\/how-to-connect-to-your-server-with-ssh\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect to your Server with SSH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hola we\u2019re going to be using PuTTY<\/strong> to connect to your managed VPS, Cloud or dedicated server via SSH. For Windows users without an SSH client, we recommend you download PuTTY<\/strong> or enable OpenSSH.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Requirements for using SSH to login to your VPS or Dedicated Server<\/h2>\n

There are a few requirements for using SSH with your VPS or Dedicated Server. These include making sure that your account has been granted SSH access and that your IP address has been added to the firewall. Both of these requirements can be fulfilled through the WHM interface. The following articles will help you meet these prerequisites:<\/p>\n

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  1. Configure SSH access<\/li>\n
  2. Whitelist your IP address in your server firewall<\/li>\n
  3. Windows users, install an SSH Client or OpenSSH<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Terminal on Linux\/macOS\/BSD<\/h2>\n

    This applies to Windows users with OpenSSH: Open the\u00a0Start<\/strong>\u00a0menu,select\u00a0Powershell<\/strong>, and then\u00a0Run as Administrator<\/strong><\/p>\n

    If you are trying to directly connect from a Linux or Mac terminal via SSH, please note the format of the command would need to be in this format:18If you are trying to directly connect from a Linux or Mac terminal via SSH, please note the format of the command would need to be in this format:<\/p>\n

    [Bob ~]$ ssh\u00a0username@example.com\u00a0-p 22<\/p>\n

    If you do not specify the full username such as\u00a0username@example<\/strong>, the server would instead try to login as your local user, in this case\u00a0Bob@example.com<\/strong>, and because that user doesn\u2019t exist on the server you\u2019d get a login error.<\/p>\n

    Settings for using PuTTY<\/h2>\n

    PuTTY<\/a>\u00a0is a free, open-source terminal emulator written by Simon Tatham that gives you access to SSH. It supports several different network protocols. Before we open PuTTY, you\u2019ll need the following settings:<\/p>\n

    Your hostname and username can be found in the Technical Details of your AMP home page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Host Name<\/strong>:<\/td>\nAs your hostname, you can use either your server\u2019s ip address, your domain, or your server name (as in vps####.germanyserver.com or cloud.germanyserver.com)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Username<\/strong>:<\/td>\nUse your cPanel username.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Password<\/strong>:<\/td>\nUse your cPanel password.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    How to connect using PuTTY<\/h2>\n

    In this tutorial, I am using cloud.germanyserver.com as the host name, \u201cbrad\u201d as the cPanel username, and the ******** as the password<\/p>\n

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    1. Open Putty.<\/li>\n
    2. Enter your hostname. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/li>\n
    3. Click \u201cOpen<\/em>\u201c.Can\u2019t connect?<\/span>\u00a0Getting an error message\u00a0Network Error: Connection timed out<\/em>? Be sure to add your ip address to the firewall.<\/li>\n
    4. If you get a \u201cPuTTY Security Alert<\/em>\u201c, click yes to continue (If you read the message, this is your server so you should trust it). \"\"<\/li>\n
    5. You will see \u201cLogin As<\/em>\u201c. Please enter your username and then hit Enter.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/li>\n
    6. You will then see\u00a0username@vps####.cloud.germanyserver.com's password:<\/code>. Enter your password and hit enter. For security reasons, PuTTY will not show anything when you type your password, this is normal.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/li>\n
    7. When you have successfully logged in, you\u2019ll see\u00a0username@vps####.cloud.germanyserver.com [~]#<\/code>.\n

      Note!<\/strong> If you get an error stating Shell Access is Not Enabled on your server, you will need to contact tech support to have our higher level of support enable the shell access. If you can access your WHM, you can enable SSH through your WHM.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Congratulations, you have now successfully logged into your server via SSH!<\/p>\n

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