{"id":6124,"date":"2026-01-13T12:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&p=6124"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:20:33","slug":"ssh-login-via-terminal","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/ssh-login-via-terminal","title":{"rendered":"5 Easy Steps to SSH Login via Terminal on Windows, macOS, and Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Login SSH via Terminal For Windows (PowerShell \/ Windows Terminal):<\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/h3>\n

SSH login via terminal<\/strong> is the fastest way to access your VPS or server securely. This guide explains step-by-step instructions for Windows (PowerShell\/Windows Terminal), macOS, and Linux so you can connect to your server safely and efficiently.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

1. Press Win + X<\/code> \u2192 Open Windows Terminal<\/strong> or PowerShell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2. Type:<\/p>\n

\n
ssh root@yourserver_ip<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

3. Enter password<\/p>\n

For macOS (Terminal) and Linux:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

1. Open Terminal<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Type:<\/p>\n

\n
ssh root@yourserver_ip<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

3. Enter password<\/p>\n

How to Exit SSH?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

To logout safely: type<\/p>\n

\n
exit<\/span>
\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

or press:<\/p>\n

\n
Ctrl<\/span> +<\/span> D<\/span><\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Click here<\/a> to refer this article Simple Tutorial: How to Securely Access Your Linux VPS with PuTTY<\/strong>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How to Login SSH via Terminal For Windows (PowerShell \/ Windows Terminal): SSH login via terminal is the fastest way to access your VPS or server securely. This guide explains step-by-step instructions for Windows (PowerShell\/Windows Terminal), macOS, and Linux so you can connect to your server safely and efficiently. 1. Press Win + X \u2192 Open Windows Terminal or PowerShell…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[50],"kbtag":[1272,1707],"class_list":["post-6124","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-how-to","kbtag-ssh","kbtag-terminal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6124","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=6124"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6252,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6124\/revisions\/6252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=6124"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=6124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}