Your VPS is ready the moment its status shows "running" in your control panel. You'll find the primary IPv4 and IPv6 addresses on the service detail page, right next to the status.
Connecting over SSH
On Linux and macOS, open a terminal and run:
ssh root@<your-ip>
On Windows, use the built-in OpenSSH client or a tool like PuTTY. Log in with the root password you chose (or the one generated for you) when you ordered the server, or with an SSH key if you added one. If you haven't changed it yet, set a new password immediately with passwd.
First steps
- Create a non-root user and add it to the sudo group.
- Enable the firewall (ufw on Ubuntu/Debian) and allow only the ports you need.
- Run your distribution's update command to pull the latest security patches.
If networking ever goes down, you can still reach the machine with the remote console from your control panel — it connects straight to the server's screen, even when SSH is unavailable.