

Cyberduck is another choice for Windows and Macintosh. For example: $ sftp is a popular SFTP client for Windows. To connect to the server with SFTP, you can use the command line on Macintosh and Linux computers. Vultr's Linux cloud servers have SFTP (Secure FTP) enabled. You can download the RDP client configuration from the server information screen in the customer portal. RDP is pre-installed on Windows, and clients are also available for macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux.


Microsoft Windows servers at Vultr have Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) enabled. Log in with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) See Connect to a Server Using an SSH Key if you prefer to use an SSH key instead of a password. Windows users may need to install OpenSSH. To connect to the server with SSH, open a command prompt on your computer and run: ssh example, to connect as root to a server at 192.0.2.123: ssh is pre-installed on macOS and Linux. Log in with SSHĪll Linux and *BSD servers at Vultr have SSH enabled. The console is the best place to start if you have issues with your VPS. You can use the console to access your server even when SSH does not work, or the network is misconfigured. The console simulates a physical mouse, keyboard, and screen. You can use the Vultr web console to access your server. A restored snapshot has the same password as the original server. Snapshots are complete backups of a server, including the passwords. Please keep a secure record of your server's password.

If you change the password, the server information page will not reflect the change. The information page shows the initial password for the server. Click the eye icon in the password field to reveal the password, or use the Copy icon to copy it to your clipboard. You'll find the IP address, username, and password on this page. In the product listing, click the server name to open the server information page. Navigate to the Products page in the customer portal: This guide explains how to log in and transfer files to your new Linux or Windows server at Vultr.
