To access your Linux VPS server first time you need to setup following applications to your computer to access it.
HOW TO ACCESS VPS USING PUTTY?
1. You need to download latest version of Putty.exe file here: https://putty.org/
2. Open downloaded putty.exe file and write your IP Address/Hostname in text field (SSH default Port:22)
3. Select Connection Type SSH
And Press “Open” Button
4. After Click Open you will get black command line interface window.
5. It will ask you for username by default username for Linux Servers are root, just type root as username and press enter.
6. After that it will ask you for Login Password of root,
just type your password and press enter.
(As you notice Password is hide and you can’t see what you are typing, So just type carefully)
HOW TO ACCESS VPS USING SFTP?
- Download WinSCP
- Run the downloaded file to install it.
- Now, you’ll need to configure the settings to connect to the server. Fill in the fields as follows:
File Protocol: SFTP
Port: 22
Host Name: Server IP / Hostname
User name: root
Password: Server Password
Click “Login”