{"id":318,"date":"2011-12-01T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T15:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/12\/01\/how-to-login-ssh\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T17:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T22:30:16","slug":"how-to-login-ssh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/ssh\/how-to-login-ssh\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect to Your Server with SSH"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this tutorial, we\u2019re going to be using PuTTY to connect to your Managed VPS, Cloud or Dedicated Server via SSH. For Windows users without an SSH client, we recommend you download PuTTY or enable OpenSSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shared server users, please see SSH Access for Resellers and Shared Servers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements for using SSH to login to your VPS or Dedicated Server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a few requirements for using SSH with your VPS or Dedicated Server. These include making sure that your account has been granted SSH access and that your IP address has been added to the firewall. Both of these requirements can be fulfilled through the WHM interface. The following articles will help you meet these prerequisites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Configure SSH access<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Whitelist your IP address in your server firewall<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Windows users, install an SSH Client or OpenSSH<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Terminal on Linux\/macOS\/BSD <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    This applies to Windows users with OpenSSH: Open the Start<\/strong> menu, select Powershell<\/strong>, and then Run as Administrator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you are trying to directly connect from a Linux or Mac terminal via SSH, please note the format of the command would need to be in this format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n