Connecting to the Cloud VPS service via RDP
RDP (
Remote Desktop Protocol) is a protocol developed by Microsoft that enables connection to a remote computer (such as your Cloud VPS) via a graphical user interface. Despite the RDP protocol being native to Windows, there are also many clients for other operating systems (such as Linux or Mac OSx).
To connect to the Cloud VPS from a computer with a Windows operating system, you can use the tool Remote Desktop Connection :
Start >
Accessories >
Remote Desktop Connection
as for the other connection systems, the following data should be used:
- the public IP associated with the individual Cloud VPS;
- administrator as administrator user name of the Cloud VPS;
- the Cloud VPS password.
Connecting to the Cloud VPS via SSH
SSH (
Secure SHell) is a network protocol that allows you to connect to a remote computer (like your Cloud VPS) via command-line interface. SSH uses a cryptography system both for the authentication and for the work session and this is why it is preferred compared to other protocols and has in fact become the standard in remote administration of Unix / Linux systems.
Connect to the Linux Cloud VPS from a computer with Linux operating system
To connect to the Linux Cloud VPS from a computer with Linux operating system simply use the SSH command:
ssh 85.235.xxx.xx -l root
where the IP is the IP of the Cloud VPS, by pressing the enter key you will be requested the password of the Cloud VPS.
Once the authentication has been made it will be possible to perform all the SSH commands to run your Linux Cloud VPS.
Connect to the Linux Cloud VPS from a computer with Windows operating system
To connect to the Linux Cloud VPS from a computer with Windows operating system, you can use various clients that allow access via SSH: among the most popular is the OpenSSH, WinSCP, and above all PuTTY.
We shall use the latter to provide an example:
- after running PuTTY, in Session you need to configure the host name/IP address with the Public IP associated to the Cloud VPS;
- then by clicking on Open, a window will open with command-line interface where the login is requested which in this case is root;
- the password for the root user will then be requested which is the same password of the Cloud VPS;
- once the authentication has been made it will be possible to perform all the SSH commands to run your Linux Cloud VPS.