Connect to server
When you order a server or VPS, you should have received an email with the following:
- An IP
- A username (often
root
, but in scaleway, you will be asked when installing the OS) - A password
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Manual for Windows users- If you don't have PuTTY, you can doanload it here. Once downloaded, click the .exe and follow the instructions to install.
- You will need to enter your server details of IP, username, password.
- On first login you may be presented with a warning, you need to confirm it's your server and then continue.
- After login, you may see following things:
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Manual for Linux/OS X usersConnecting to your server via Linux or OSX with following steps:
Open a terminal
Type:
ssh <username>@<hostname>
eg:
ssh root@dummy.server.com
You may receive a warning about the host key. Type "yes" to verify.
Enter your password
Done!