A strong password is the most important way to keep your server secure. A strong password should be comprised of at least 14 characters including lower case and upper case alphabetic characters, numbers and symbols and should never be based on a dictionary word. The longer the password the harder it is to guess. There …
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Connecting to your VPS The first step after getting your VPS is to connect to it. There are different ways to connect to your VPS depending on your OS. For Windows users, you can connect to your VPS using PuTYY . For Linux and Mac users, you can connect using the terminal Update your server. …
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Even though you can start using your server immediately, there are things you need to do to get the most out of new your CentOS server and improve its security. Connect to your VPS Once your server is set up, login credentials will be sent to you.. These include a dedicated IP address, username and …
Once a VPS has been provisioned to you, you will be provided with a username (root) and password . You will need to log in as root via SSH (also know as shell access) to upload files, change system configurations, or investigate on issues. Working on the command line is not as hard as it …
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Once a VPS has been provisioned to you, you will be provided with a username (root) and password . You will need to log in as root via SSH (also know as shell access) to upload files, change system configurations, or invensigate on issues. Working on the command line is not as hard as it …
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