{"id":6210,"date":"2026-01-14T09:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=6210"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:20:23","slug":"what-is-vnc-and-how-to-use-vnc","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/what-is-vnc-and-how-to-use-vnc","title":{"rendered":"What is VNC and How to Use VNC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"114\">What is VNC?<\/h6>\n<p data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"243\">VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a protocol that lets you remotely access the graphical desktop of a server or VPS.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"403\">\n<li data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"335\">\n<p data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"335\">Unlike SSH (command-line only), VNC shows you the full GUI of the operating system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"403\">\n<p data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"403\">Useful for Windows VPS or Linux VPS with a desktop environment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"448\">How to Use VNC in VPS Control Panel<\/h6>\n<p><strong data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"201\">1. Log in to Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/\">VPS Provider<\/a> Account<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"259\">\n<li data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"259\">\n<p data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"259\">Open your browser and access your VPS dashboard.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160632-300x149.png\" alt=\"How to Reset VPS Password via Control Panel\" width=\"686\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160632-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160632-1024x507.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160632-1536x761.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160632-370x183.png 370w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160632-800x396.png 800w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160632-390x193.png 390w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160632.png 1896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160645-300x132.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160645-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160645-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160645-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160645-370x163.png 370w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160645-800x352.png 800w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160645-390x171.png 390w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160645.png 1310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Click on the &#8216;Services&#8217; .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160811-300x194.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160811-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160811-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160811-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160811-370x240.png 370w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160811-800x518.png 800w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160811-390x253.png 390w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160811.png 1231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"293\"><strong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"291\">3. Select the VPS \/ Server<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"405\">\n<li data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"405\">\n<p data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"405\">Click on the VPS you want to reset the password for.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160822-300x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160822-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160822-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160822-370x131.png 370w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160822-800x284.png 800w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160822-390x139.png 390w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-160822.png 887w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"446\"><strong data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"444\">4. Scroll down to Server Information session, then click on VNC\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-170251112-1-300x238.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-170251112-1-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-170251112-1-768x608.png 768w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-170251112-1-370x293.png 370w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-170251112-1-800x633.png 800w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-170251112-1-390x309.png 390w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-170251112-1.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"844\"><strong>5. Select &#8216;Launch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codecademy.com\/resources\/blog\/what-is-html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HTML<\/a> 5 VNC Client&#8217; or\u00a0 &#8216;Launch Java VNC Viewer&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"844\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-180501-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-180501-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-180501-370x243.png 370w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-180501-390x256.png 390w, https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-13-180501.png 403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1002\"><strong>6. Enter Credentials\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1113\">\n<li data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1069\">\n<p data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1069\">Enter your username: root<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1069\">Your VPS password<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1069\">Then you successfully access your VPS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is VNC? VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a protocol that lets you remotely access the graphical desktop of a server or VPS. Unlike SSH (command-line only), VNC shows you the full GUI of the operating system. Useful for Windows VPS or Linux VPS with a desktop environment. &nbsp; How to Use VNC in VPS Control Panel 1. Log in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[50],"kbtag":[1127],"class_list":["post-6210","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-how-to","kbtag-vnc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6210","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=6210"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6234,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/6210\/revisions\/6234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=6210"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=6210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}