Connect to a virtual machine

How to connect to a virtual machine through SSH or VNC

SSH onto a virtual machine

To SSH onto a virtual machine, you can use the "SSH" item from the options menu on the virtual machines list page. Or you can use the quick buttons at the top right-hand side of the virtual machine details page.

Learn how to generate SSH keys & add them to your virtual machine in our SSH key tutorial

Start a VNC session with a virtual machine

To start a VNC session virtual machine, you can use the "Start VNC session" item from the options menu on the virtual machines list page. Or you can use the quick buttons at the top right-hand side of the virtual machine details page.

You will need to have already set the root password on your virtual machine to gain access through VNC.

You can click the quick buttons on the top right-hand side of the VNC session window to show the on-screen keyboard or send a Ctrl+Alt+Delete command to the virtual machine.