{"id":22097,"date":"2025-05-22T12:59:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000271271-how-do-i-connect-to-my-contabo-server-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T09:15:01","slug":"103000271271-how-do-i-connect-to-my-contabo-server-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000271271-how-do-i-connect-to-my-contabo-server-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Connect to My Contabo Server for the First Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 data-identifyelement=\"505\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"What-information-do-I-need-to-connect-to-my-sever?\"><strong data-identifyelement=\"506\" dir=\"ltr\">What information do I need to connect to my sever?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"507\" dir=\"ltr\">You will need the following information to connect to your server for the first time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"507\" dir=\"ltr\">Your server username.<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"507\" dir=\"ltr\">The IP address of your server.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"507\" dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re not sure about any of the details above you can access the <u><a data-identifyelement=\"509\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u data-identifyelement=\"510\">Customer Control Panel<\/u><\/a><\/u>, then either the<u data-identifyelement=\"511\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/vds\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" data-identifyelement=\"512\"><\/a><\/u> <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/vds\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-identifyelement=\"513\"><\/a><u data-identifyelement=\"514\"><a data-identifyelement=\"515\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/vds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/u><a data-identifyelement=\"515\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/vds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a data-identifyelement=\"515\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/vds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>VDS control<\/u><\/a><a data-identifyelement=\"515\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/vds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><u data-identifyelement=\"514\"><a data-identifyelement=\"515\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/vds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/u>, <a data-identifyelement=\"516\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/vps#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u data-identifyelement=\"517\">VPS control<\/u><\/a> or <a data-identifyelement=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/dservers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u data-identifyelement=\"518\" dir=\"ltr\">Server control<\/u><\/a> section &ndash; depending on what type of server you&#8217;ve ordered. You can then find the IP address in the &#8220;Server&#8221; column and the username in the &#8220;Default User&#8221; column.<\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"507\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"531\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Below you&#8217;ll find instructions on how to connect to your Contabo server based on the operating system of your local computer and the operating system of your Contabo server.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"531\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"fd-toc\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">Table Of Contents<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#How-do-I-connect-to-a-Windows-server-using-a-Windows-local-computer\" rel=\"nofollow\">How do I connect to a Windows server using a Windows local computer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#How-do-I-connect-to-a-Windows-server-using-a-Linux-local-computer\" rel=\"nofollow\">How do I connect to a Windows server using a Linux local computer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#How-do-I-connect-to-a-Windows-server-using-a-MacOS-local-computer\" rel=\"nofollow\">How do I connect to a Windows server using a MacOS local computer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#How-do-I-connect-to-a-Linux-server-using-a-Linux-local-computer\" rel=\"nofollow\">How do I connect to a Linux server using a Linux local computer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#How-do-I-connect-to-a-Linux-server-using-a-Windows-local-computer\" rel=\"nofollow\">How do I connect to a Linux server using a Windows local computer?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"507\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\"><u data-identifyelement=\"525\"><a data-identifyelement=\"526\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4 data-identifyelement=\"549\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"How-do-I-connect-to-a-Windows-server-using-a-Windows-local-computer?\"><strong data-identifyelement=\"550\" dir=\"ltr\">How do I connect to a Windows server using a Windows local computer?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol data-identifyelement=\"551\">\n<li data-identifyelement=\"552\" dir=\"ltr\">First open the Remote Desktop Connection application.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"553\" dir=\"ltr\">On <strong data-identifyelement=\"554\">Windows 7<\/strong>: Navigate to the &#8220;Start icon&#8221; of the taskbar and search for &#8220;Remote Desktop Connection&#8221;.<br \/>On <strong data-identifyelement=\"556\">Windows 8\/10<\/strong>: Navigate to the &#8220;Windows icon&#8221; of the taskbar and search for &#8220;Remote Desktop Connection&#8221;.<br \/><br data-identifyelement=\"558\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103082275733\/original\/n8cyPTqJJzFUTQH3qy_1GyaR96aKUl3hHQ.png?1706109977\" alt=\"RDC intro screen\" class=\"wp-image-12807 webpexpress-processed fr-fic fr-dii inline-image\" data-id=\"103082275733\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-identifyelement=\"559\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"560\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" data-identifyelement=\"561\" dir=\"ltr\">When the Remote Desktop Connections opens, click on &#8220;Show Options&#8221; and then click &#8220;Local Resources&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>You&rsquo;ll see &#8220;Local devices and resources&#8221; at the bottom of the options. Click &#8220;More&#8221; and don&rsquo;t forget to check your &#8220;Drives&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103082275728\/original\/7n2crlBKly8G2yMH9G0g9xUrZA7TJBQXDw.png?1706109977\" alt=\"RDC additional settings\" class=\"wp-image-12809 webpexpress-processed fr-fic fr-dii inline-image\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103082275728\" data-identifyelement=\"563\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"564\" dir=\"ltr\">You should now be able to connect to the IP address (e.g., &#8220;173.xxx.xxx.xxx&#8221;). Check the <a data-identifyelement=\"565\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u data-identifyelement=\"566\">Customer Control Panel<\/u><\/a> or the <em data-identifyelement=\"567\">&ldquo;Your Login Data!&rdquo;<\/em> email for the IP address.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"568\" dir=\"ltr\">On Windows 11, first make sure your Remote Desktop is allowed. To do this, go to the settings by pressing Windows+i.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"569\" dir=\"ltr\">Then click on the System button located on the left bar. Finally, enable the Remote Desktop:\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RDC allow Remote Desktop switch\" class=\"fr-fil fr-dib\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103115690616\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103115690616\/original\/W3yHX_Dic7gPqxmGmzLsNXU2rMRfxzuqzg.png?1716462485\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"573\" dir=\"ltr\">Once complete, you can launch the Remote Desktop application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 data-identifyelement=\"574\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"How-do-I-connect-to-a-Windows-server-using-a-Linux-local-computer?\"><strong data-identifyelement=\"575\" dir=\"ltr\">How do I connect to a Windows server using a Linux local computer?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol data-identifyelement=\"576\">\n<li data-identifyelement=\"577\" dir=\"ltr\">To connect from your Linux server to Windows Remote Desktop, you must first install an RDP client.\n<p>The command-line based rdesktop is available for most Linux distributions and can be installed using either package manager or via Terminal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"578\" dir=\"ltr\">Installation (example if you are running Ubuntu on your local machine):<br \/><code data-identifyelement=\"580\">sudo apt-get install rdesktop<\/code>\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"581\">The program itself can then be started via GUI or also via terminal:<br \/><code data-identifyelement=\"583\">rdesktop &lt;YOUR_IP&gt;<\/code>\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"584\" dir=\"ltr\">To establish an RDP connection, your local Linux system must have an X11 server available. It should be installed by default if you are already using a GUI (graphical desktop environment &#8211; e.g. &#8220;Gnome&#8221; or &#8220;KDE&#8221;).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 data-identifyelement=\"585\" id=\"How-do-I-connect-to-a-Windows-server-using-a-MacOS-local-computer?\"><strong data-identifyelement=\"586\">How do I connect to a Windows server using a MacOS local computer?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol data-identifyelement=\"587\">\n<li data-identifyelement=\"588\" dir=\"ltr\">The Remote Desktop Connection client is required to connect to your server. You can download the latest version <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/de\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id1295203466\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/de\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id1295203466\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\" data-identifyelement=\"592\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/de\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id1295203466\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\" data-identifyelement=\"594\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/de\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id1295203466\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\" data-identifyelement=\"595\"><\/a><u data-identifyelement=\"596\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/de\/app\/microsoft-remote-desktop\/id1295203466\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\" data-identifyelement=\"598\"><\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"599\">After you have installed the latest version, you can start the RDP client and enter the Windows credentials (in the &#8220;Domain:&#8221; field, you can use either the IP address of the server or the hostname).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 data-identifyelement=\"601\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"How-do-I-connect-to-a-Linux-server-using-a-Linux-local-computer?\"><strong data-identifyelement=\"602\" dir=\"ltr\">How do I connect to a Linux server using a Linux local computer?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol data-identifyelement=\"603\">\n<li data-identifyelement=\"604\" dir=\"ltr\">Start the terminal on your Linux and type in the following command to connect as a root via SSH:<br \/><code data-identifyelement=\"609\">ssh &lt;username&gt;@&lt;IP address&gt;<\/code>\n<p>For example:<br \/><code data-identifyelement=\"613\">ssh <a href=\"mailto:example_user@255.255.255.255\" rel=\"nofollow\">example_user@255.255.255.255<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"615\" dir=\"ltr\">In case this is your first attempt to connect to the server, you will have to accept its SSH certificate by typing &#8220;yes&#8221;.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"616\" dir=\"ltr\">Enter your servers password. Please note that SSH will not display any letters or symbols when typing the password. You can also copy and paste your password by using the right mouse key (please make sure not to copy your password with blank characters at the end &ndash; you can check so by pasting the password into an empty editor file before using it).\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"617\" dir=\"ltr\">Once you&#8217;ve entered the password you the connection should be established and you should see the following screen:<br \/><br data-identifyelement=\"619\"><a data-identifyelement=\"620\" href=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Linux3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4943 webpexpress-processed fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103084659759\/original\/CACmKGUVpSMjNVeCAMVWifRej2XP4nT_ew.png?1706862435\" alt=\"Contabo connection established screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103084659759\" data-identifyelement=\"621\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" data-identifyelement=\"622\"><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-identifyelement=\"624\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"How-do-I-connect-to-a-Linux-server-using-a-Windows-local-computer?\"><strong data-identifyelement=\"625\" dir=\"ltr\">How do I connect to a Linux server using a Windows local computer?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol data-identifyelement=\"626\">\n<li data-identifyelement=\"627\" dir=\"ltr\">You will need a client to establish a remote connection via SSH to your server. We recommend using PuTTY. You can install PuTTY via the Microsoft Store or downloading it via your browser.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"628\" dir=\"ltr\">Once installed open PuTTY. You should see a screen like this:<br \/><br data-identifyelement=\"630\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103082279094\/original\/ac8UDBAInhhdoVKxj9V6wni5djDyGXvufw.png?1706110372\" alt=\"PuTTY configuration window\" class=\"wp-image-12827 webpexpress-processed fr-fic fr-dii inline-image\" data-id=\"103082279094\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-identifyelement=\"632\">\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"633\" dir=\"ltr\">Fill in the IP address field with the IP address of your Contabo server.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"634\" dir=\"ltr\">Fill in the Port field with the port number of your Contabo server. By default this should be 22 unless you have changed it.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"635\" dir=\"ltr\">Click Open.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"636\" dir=\"ltr\">If this is your first time connecting to the server you a window will pop up asking you to accept the SSH certificate. Click accept.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"637\" dir=\"ltr\">PuTTY will now open a Linux terminal directly connected to your server as shown below:<br \/><a data-identifyelement=\"639\" href=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bild3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4932 webpexpress-processed fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103084662824\/original\/nK6-q3oyRXqWine4U3BiOCT4V5pWiU_Yyg.png?1706862817\" alt=\"Linux terminal blank\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103084662824\" data-identifyelement=\"640\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"641\" dir=\"ltr\">Enter the username for your server. You can find this in the <u data-identifyelement=\"642\"><a data-identifyelement=\"643\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Customer Control Panel<\/a><\/u>, section VPS, VDS or Server control depending on which type of server you have with Contabo that you would like to connect to. Click the enter key after typing in your username.\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"644\" dir=\"ltr\">You will then be prompted for your servers password. Type in your password and click the enter key. Please note that SSH will not display any letters or symbols when typing the password. You can also copy and paste your password by using the right mouse key (please make sure not to copy your password with blank characters at the end &ndash; you can check so by pasting the password into an empty editor file before using it).\n<\/li>\n<li data-identifyelement=\"645\" dir=\"ltr\">You should then be successfully connected to you Contabo server via SSH and see the following screen:<br \/><a data-identifyelement=\"647\" href=\"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Bild4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4933 webpexpress-processed fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103084665006\/original\/PG91aaY15tVnnLYkv8Xj2AOt2fYZMQSzLw.png?1706863071\" alt=\"SSH sueccessful connection message\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103084665006\" data-identifyelement=\"648\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" id=\"Video-Content:\"><strong>Video Content:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We also have some video content on how to connect to your server that you can find below:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re having trouble accessing the video above, you can also watch it directly on Youtube <u data-identifyelement=\"199\"><a data-identifyelement=\"200\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8kSZjsE1Xkc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<h4 data-identifyelement=\"498\" id=\"-1\"><\/h4>\n<h4 data-identifyelement=\"498\" id=\"I'm-having-issues-connecting-to-my-server,-what-can-I-do?\"><strong data-identifyelement=\"649\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m having issues connecting to my server, what can I do?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"650\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>If you&#8217;re having troubling connecting to your server please take a look at <u><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000271029\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000271029\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/u><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000271029\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u><strong>this article<\/strong><\/u><\/a>. It should provide a number of solutions to help you connect to your server if you&#8217;re having problems.<\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"650\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"650\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000271271-how-do-i-connect-to-my-contabo-server-for-the-first-time-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What information do I need to connect to my sever? You will need the following information to connect to your server for the first time: Your server username. The IP address of your server. 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