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Collect the root password once from the server's page, then connect over SSH.

1 min Updated 7 Nov 2026 Dedicated servers

Everything you need is in the Connect card on the server's page, under Servers.

1. Collect the password#

Live from the portalThe Connect card of a dedicated server that was just installed
  1. 1Show it once Shows the root password the install set. It's shown a single time.
  2. 2Copy Copies the SSH command, ready to paste into a terminal.

Have a password manager ready, then:

Live from the portalShow the password? The question before the one showing
  1. 1Show it Shows the password now. After this, only a reset gives you a new one.
  2. 2Never mind Closes the box. The password keeps waiting for you.
Live from the portalThe root password, shown once
  1. 1Copy password Copies the password. Paste it somewhere safe.
  2. 2I've copied it Closes the box. The password isn't shown again.

2. Connect#

Open a terminal and paste the SSH line:

Windows

Open Terminal (or PowerShell on older Windows) from the Start menu. SSH is built in.

ssh [email protected]

macOS

Open Terminal from Applications, Utilities.

ssh [email protected]

Linux

Open your terminal.

ssh [email protected]

The first time, type yes to trust the server's key. Then paste the password: nothing shows as you type, which is normal.

SSH keys saved on your account when the server was installed let you in without the password. See Add an SSH key.

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