
The connection has now been established successfully. Once done, you should get access to your server via SSH: You can also copy and paste your password by using the right mouse key (please make sure not to copy your password with blank characters at the end – you can check so by pasting the password into an empty editor file before using it). Kindly note that SSH will not display any letters or symbols when typing the password. If not sure, you can always reset your password in the Customer Control Panel > * Control > Manage > Password Reset. Please insert the password you’ve created while ordering this instance or during your latest OS reinstallation. Should this be the first time you connect to the server, you will have to accept its SSH certificate by typing “yes”. Here we will use the standard SSH port 22. The option -p defines the port which will be used for the connection. You can double-check your username in the Customer Control Panel, section VPS, VDS or Server control. Contabo Linux Servers typically come with the username root, unless you are using advanced features. The option -l defines the user which will be connected to, in the format -l. To establish the connection to your server please type the following command: In case you are using a Linux operating system on your local machine you will just have to start a terminal. Please note that you will have to replace the place holder in the complete tutorial with the IP address of your server. In this tutorial you will find a guide on how to establish a connection via SSH to your Linux server.
