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VPS & Dedicated3 min readJuly 15, 2026
How to connect to your Linux server
Ganidu Sathishka
Support Engineer at CyberNex | 4+ years customer technical support
Step-by-Step Instructions
<ol><li>Download and open PuTTY.</li><li>In the text field under Host Name (or IP address), enter the IP address of your server.</li><li>Click Open.</li><li>If you get a PuTTY Security Alert, you can accept it.</li><li>Enter the username: root.</li><li>Paste or type the password (typing is invisible), then press Enter.</li></ol>
Warning
In PuTTY, right-click pastes the password from your clipboard. Nothing appears on screen while you type or paste.
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