Unmanaged Virtual Private Servers from SIRSTEVEHQ are pre-configured to be accessible using SSH.
To connect to your VPS via SSH you’ll need to make sure you have an SSH client available in order to connect - If you’re running Mac OS or Linux you should be able to utilise your terminal application to connect. If you’re running Windows we’d recommend downloading and using PuTTY to connect.
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
In this guide, we’ll describe how to use PuTTY to connect.
- In SIRSTEVEHQ CP, select Manage VPS.
- Head to Options -> Manage on the VPS you wish to connect to.
- In the VPS Information section on the right-hand side, you’ll note the IP Address, Username and Password.
- Open PuTTY and in the Host Name (or IP address) field, add the IP address from the VPS Information section. Select Open.
- You should be prompted with login as: to which you’ll just need to enter the username.
- Finally, you’ll then be prompted for the password, simply enter the password for the VPS as found in the control panel.
You should now be connected to your VPS via SSH.
