It is possible to access your VPS container using any preferred third-party SSH software via the attached external IP address. Such a connection provides the same full root access level as when working over SSH Gate.
Tip: You can locate your Public IP by expanding the appropriate node in the platform dashboard or within the appropriate Elastic VPS creation email.
Below, we’ve prepared examples of connection to the Elastic VPS container over public IP from under different operating systems:
Public IP Access for MacOS/Linux/BSD
Run your preferred SSH client and connect to your VPS server using steps similar to those below.
As an example, we’ll use the OpenSSH software, open your terminal, and run the following command:
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where
- {userName} – login received via email upon environment setup (root by default)
- {hostname} – attached Public IP address
If connecting for the first time, you may be asked to confirm access by adding your VPS address to the list of known hosts (type “yes” to proceed). Next, authenticate on the server by providing a password (the one sent via email after node creation).
That’s it! Start managing your VPS container and apply any required configurations. You can adapt the current procedure to establish a connection using any preferred third-party SSH tool.
Public IP Access for Windows
Within Windows, choose a compatible tool to establish an SSH connection to your VPS container via its public IP. For example, we’ll use PuTTY as the SSH client.
1. Navigate to the Configuration tab and establish a session by specifying your Public IP address in the appropriate Host Name field.
Once the required data is specified, click the Open button.
2. Within the appeared Console window, you need to provide your access credentials, i.e., Login and Password from the VPS node after-creation email.
That’s it! Now, as SSH connection via Public IP to remote VPS is established, you can start its management with full root permissions granted.
