Connecting to a server using Putty
To remotely log in to a machine, an SSH service client is required. Windows users can download the free application Putty. After launching the program, enter the machine’s IP address or its fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and establish a connection by clicking the Open button.
Putty - first connection to the server
On the first connection to the machine, we will be informed of the lack of a machine key fingerprint we are connecting to. Click the Yes button to continue.
Putty - username and password
The next step is to enter the username and password (note that no characters are displayed when entering the password).
The default username is e24.
After successful login, we will see a banner with the e24cloud logo.
Putty - Using SSH key to connect to the server
To use SSH keys, we must first generate and add them to the server by following the instructions at this link.
The Putty program uses its own SSH key format. After generating a key in the Customer Panel, before connecting to the server, you need to convert the key using the Puttygen program, which can be downloaded from here.
To do this, run the Puttygen program and select Conversions > Import key. Then, point to the key previously saved according to the above instructions.
After importing the key, you can add additional password protection to it. Then, click on the Save private key button
and save the converted key (it will have the .ppk extension).
Finally, run the Putty program and in the SSH > Auth tab, point to the file with the converted key.
