Use PuTTY on Windows to log in to a Vultr Cloud Compute instance with default user credentials or SSH keys.
PuTTY is an open-source terminal emulator and SSH client for Windows workstations. It provides a terminal to connect to instances using SSH. PuTTY supports both password-based and SSH key-based authentication for secure connections to an instance.
Follow this guide to connect to a Vultr Cloud Compute instance using PuTTY on Windows.
Open PuTTY from your applications menu.
Enter your instance's public IP address in the Host Name (or IP address) field.
Keep 22 as the Port value and SSH as the connection type.
Click Open to connect to your instance using SSH.
Click Accept when prompted to add the instance's public key to your workstation's known hosts.
Enter your username when prompted for the login as value.
Enter the user's password when prompted and press Enter to log in.
View the active user information in your SSH session.
Open PuTTY.
Enter your instance's public IP address in the Host Name (or IP address) field.
Keep 22 as the Port value and SSH as the connection type.
Expand the SSH group on the main navigation menu to access additional connection options.
Expand the Auth group and select Credentials from the list of options.
Click Browse within the Private key file for authentication field to load your private key.
Click Data within the Connection group and enter the default instance username in the Auto-login username field to use with your SSH key.
Navigate to Session on the main navigation menu and enter a new session name in the Saved Sessions field.
Click Save to store your SSH key, username, and instance IP address configuration.
Click Open to connect to the instance using the SSH key session information.
Click Accept when prompted to add the instance's public key to your workstation's known hosts.
View the active user information in your SSH session.
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