{"id":5151,"date":"2026-01-07T14:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&p=5151"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:30:20","slug":"access-your-linux-vps-using-putty","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/access-your-linux-vps-using-putty","title":{"rendered":"Simple Tutorial: How to Securely Access Your Linux VPS with PuTTY"},"content":{"rendered":"

This tutorial will guide you through the process of accessing your VPS using PuTTY<\/a>. This tool helps you securely administer and control your Linux VPS<\/a> from a command-line based interface.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1: Open PuTTY<\/b><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Launch PuTTY on your computer.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The PuTTY Configuration window will appear.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Step 2: Configure the Connection<\/b><\/p>\n

    Fill in the information in the Session category:<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Host Name (or VPS IP address\uff09<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Port: 22<\/li>\n
    • Connection type: SSH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \"Access<\/p>\n

      Then click <\/span>Open <\/b>to continue.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Step 3: Security Alert (First-time Login)<\/b><\/p>\n

      If this is your first time connecting, PuTTY will show a security alert.<\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      • Click<\/span> Accept<\/b> to continue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Step 4: Enter Login Credentials<\/b><\/p>\n

        When the terminal window opens:<\/span><\/p>\n

        1) Enter your VPS username: root (default)<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        2) Enter your VPS password ( input will not be visible)<\/span><\/p>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        \u00a03) Press Enter to log in<\/span><\/p>\n

        Step 5: Successful Connection<\/b><\/p>\n

        Once connected, you will see a terminal window. Show:<\/span><\/p>\n

        [root@hostname ~]#<\/b><\/p>\n

        This means your VPS is now accessible and ready to use.<\/span><\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        This tutorial will guide you through the process of accessing your VPS using PuTTY. This tool helps you securely administer and control your Linux VPS from a command-line based interface. Step 1: Open PuTTY Launch PuTTY on your computer. The PuTTY Configuration window will appear. Step 2: Configure the Connection Fill in the information in the Session category: Host Name…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[50],"kbtag":[1579,1578],"class_list":["post-5151","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-how-to","kbtag-linux-vps","kbtag-putty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/5151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5151"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/5151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6200,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/5151\/revisions\/6200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=5151"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=5151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}