Tutorial on connecting to Linode Linux VPS via SSH

We have talked about Linode VPS configuration and deployment and Linode startup tutorial before. Today, the host evaluation will introduce to you how to connect to your Linode through SSH.

Connect to your Linode via SSH

Communicating with your Linode is usually done using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. SSH encrypts all data transferred between the SSH client application on your computer and Linode, including passwords and other sensitive information. There are SSH clients available for every operating system.

SSH Overview

• Linux: You can use a terminal window regardless of desktop environment or window manager.
• Apple: The Terminal app comes preinstalled with OS X and can be launched from Applications > Utilities.
• Windows: There is no native SSH client, but you can use a free open source application called PuTTY.

Find your Linode IP address

You can find your Linode’s IP address from the Linode Control Panel:

1. Click on the "Linodes" Tab.
2. Select your Linode.
3. Then click on the "Remote Access" Tab.
4. Finally you can see your Linodes IP address in "Public IPs".

For specific operation examples, please refer to the figure below

Login to Linode

Once you have an IP address and an SSH client, you can log in via SSH. The following instructions are written for Linux and Mac OS X. If you use PuTTY as an SSH client in Windows, you can refer to the following video for details:

1. Enter the following into a terminal window or application. Replace the example IP address with your own Linode’s IP address: ssh root@123.456.78.90
2. If this is the first time connecting to your Linode, you will see an authenticity warning below. This is because your SSH client has never encountered the server's key fingerprint before. Type yes and press Enter to continue connecting. The authenticity of host ‘123.456.78.90 (123.456.78.90)’ can’t be established.
   RSA key fingerprint is 11:eb:57:f3:a5:c3:e0:77:47:c4:15:3a:3c:df:6c:d2.
   Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

   Enter "yes" to confirm the addition. Warning: Permanently added ‘123.456.78.90’ (RSA) to the list of known hosts.

3. When a login prompt appears, you can enter your root password. root@123.456.78.90’s password:
4. The SSH client initiates the connection. After the connection is completed, the following prompt appears: root@li123-456:~#

The above is the tutorial on connecting to Linode Linux VPS through SSH. I hope it can help friends in need.

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