{"id":5283,"date":"2018-05-19T20:24:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T20:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5283"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:03:55","password":"","slug":"connect-vps-via-ssh-windows-computer","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/connect-vps-via-ssh-windows-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect to VPS via SSH from Windows  computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The primary method to access a VPS is through WHM \u2013 which is GUI or through SSH. We look at how to connect to a VPS through SSH from a Windows machine. For first time access, we use the default port 22 to access the VPS. Additionally, you will need to a terninal client such as Putty or Smarty. You can download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiark.greenend.org.uk\/~sgtatham\/putty\/latest.html\">Putty here<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smarty.net\/download\">Smarty here<\/a>. For this tutorial, we shall assume the IP address of the VPS is 192.168.100.136.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch Putty. Fill in the IP address and check the SSH option as shown below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5284 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1-2-300x272.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1-2-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1-2-50x45.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1-2.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1-2-320x290.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For first time log in, you will be asked to accept the SSH key to be cached. Press <b>Accept.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5285 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2-50x37.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2-320x235.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2.png 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type your SSH credentials to log in. User name should be<b> root<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5286 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3-300x203.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3-50x34.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3-320x217.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/3.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The primary method to access a VPS is through WHM \u2013 which is GUI or through SSH. We look at how to connect to a VPS through SSH from a Windows machine. For first time access, we use the default port 22 to access the VPS. 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