View source for Connecting to your server

[[Category:Linux]]

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In order to manage you server you will fist need to connect to it. Here are the 2 main methods what you will use to connect to your Server - Console (SSH) & FTP

==Putty (Console)==

SSH (Using Putty)

Putty is a well known SSH client that you can use to connect to your server in order to use its terminal console (Just like CMD on Windows)

=== [http://www.2047servers.co.uk/support/downloads/putty.exe Download Putty] ===

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When you run Putty you will have a window that looks like this, you will need to put your servers IP or hostname (if set) into this box & then press Open to connect to it

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Once connected you will be asked to login using a username & password in order to gain access to the server.

Now that you have logged in you can send commands to the server. [[Commands_-_Basic|Linux Basic Commands]]

==FTP (Filezilla)==

Filezilla is a well known Free FTP client, But you can use any other FTP software that you like in order to FTP connect to your server.

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We do offer FTP install & setup for your Servers, If so we will either use VSFTPD or ProFTPD

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As Shown above
 <span style="background:#ff0000"> In Red - Host (IP of the server) </span> 
 <span style="background:#00ff00"> In Green - Username (Who you want to login as) </span>
 <span style="background:#ffff00"> In Yellow - Password (Password for that user) </span>

On a default FTP you can leave the port blank (It will try to use Port 21) you only need to use a port number if you have changed the FTP server settings.

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Once you are connected, you will be able to navigate through the folders of the server. Aswell as Uploading / Downloading files.

See a more in depth guide to [[Filezilla_FTP|Filezilla / FTP]]

==X2GO (Remote Desktop - Linux)==

X2GO Is a popular Remote Desktop Client for connecting to Linux servers / desktops, The client can be ran on Linux, Windows & Mac Computers so you can use it to remotely manage your Linux servers using a GUI
=== [http://www.2047servers.co.uk/support/downloads/x2goclient-win.exe Download X2GO] ===
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To Add a Server, Open X2GO Client > Session > New Session

Type in the Server Name (This is just an easy name for you to call your server e.g. the Location / Server Number is a good choice
Host : This is the IP Address of your server
Login : Username to login as (you can use any local user account e.g. root, or another user you create on the server)
SSH Port: This is the port your SSH Service is running on - Default 22
Session Type: Choose GNOME as it's the one we use in this tutorial & the one to use for Ubuntu Systems.

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If you are using Ubuntu as your server OS. Create the session using "Session Type - GNOME"