How to Connect to a Linux Cloud Server from your Windows Desktop?

Greetings! We're glad you're here. How to Connect to a Linux Cloud Server from your Windows Desktop? is the topic of discussion today. In today's technological environment, we need more storage capacity for our data. Because cloud storage enables us to store a lot of data, we utilize it to store data.

Do you know how to connect to a Linux Cloud Server using Windows Desktop? If not, don't be concerned. I'm here to help you with your Cloud server issue.

Storing data on a cloud server is the simplest and most convenient method. We have fewer chances of losing data when we use this, and we have more space to store data.

PuTTY for Windows is one of the best pieces of software I own. This will allow you to connect from your Windows desktop to a Linux cloud server.

This article will teach you "How to Connect to a Linux Cloud Server from Your Windows Desktop."

Let's get started.

 

 

Contents are listed below:

    1. What is PuTTY?
    2. Purpose of PuTTY
    3. Download PuTTY.
    4. Configure your connection
    5. Accept the key
    6. Enter your username and password
    7. Change your root passwords
    8. PuTTY's Features
    9. PuTTY's Advantages

 

What is PuTTY?

PuTTY is a network file transfer program, terminal emulator, and serial console. It is open source and free. PuTTY is also an SSH and telnet client that was created by Simon Tatham for the Windows platform. In general, it was only written for Windows, but it has since been ported to other operating systems.

Multiple network protocols are supported by SCP, SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, raw rocket link, and many others. It can also communicate with a serial port. Official ports are available for some Unix-like platforms, including Classic Mac OS and macOS. Furthermore, unofficial ports for Symbian, Windows Phone, and Mobile have been added.

 

Purpose of PuTTY

PuTTY is the most widely used:

 

• as a File Transfer Protocol PuTTY can connect to a remote machine via SSH. SSH (Secure shell) is a protocol that allows for a secure connection. In this manner, a PC can securely shoot and admit data from a remote server. Depending on the user's security settings, PuTTY offers a variety of file transfer features such as FTP and SFTP.

 

• to generate the SSH key Passwords are vulnerable to security threats nowadays, especially when dealing with sensitive data online. With an SSH key, you can simply point to the public key and log in to the server without entering a password or user name at any time.

 

Download PuTTY

To download and launch PuTTY, follow these steps:

• PuTTY can be downloaded from the PuTTY website, which is linked in the article.
• Check that you are in compliance with the license requirements.
• Launch the client.

 

Configure your connection

To configure your connection, follow these steps:

1. Enter the following values in the PuTTY Configuration window:

• Enter the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your Cloud Server in the Host Name field.
• Ascertain that the connection type is SSH.
• (Optional) Give this connection a name in the Saved Sessions field. Giving Putty a name saves time the next time you use it. You can give each of your Cloud Servers a unique name.

2. Click Open.

 

Accept the key

If this is your first time using PuTTY to connect to your server via SSH, a warning similar to the one below appears:

 

The host key for the server is not cached in the registry. There is no guarantee that the server is the computer you believe it to be. The rsa2 key fingerprint of the server is: string>. If you have confidence in this host, click **Yes** to save the key to PuTTY's cache and continue connecting. If you only want to connect once, without adding the key to the cache, select No. If you don't trust this host, press Cancel to terminate the connection.

 

Click Yes if you are confident that you have entered the correct information.

Subsequent connections do not display this warning because the host key is now cached in your local computer's registry. If you connect to your server from a different computer, you should see that warning.

 

Enter your e-mail address and password.

 

• Following your acceptance of the warning, the terminal will prompt you for your username and password.
• If this is your first time logging in to the server, you must do so as the root user.
• When prompted for the root password, enter the current root password for this server. The password is not displayed on the screen. Then press the Enter key.
• If you enter the correct root password, the prompt responds with the following shell prompt: [root@yourservername ~]#
• You can now work on your server with full access.

 

Change your root passwords

We recommend changing the root password to something more personal. You can easily accomplish this by using the passwd command and the steps below:

1. Type the passwd command into the shell prompt.
2. Type in the new password you want to use for your server. The password is not displayed on the screen.
3. Retype the new password and hit Enter.

Use this password with the root user when connecting to your server.

 

PuTTY's Features

 

• Using an SSH connection, you can control the type of encryption protocol.
• SSH Forwarding functions, including X11 Forwarding, are included. (X11, also known as X Window System, is a bitmap window system.)
• Allow for public key authentication.

 

PuTTY's Advantages

 

• It is FREE of charge.
• It can run very well under Windows 9x/NT/2000.
• Support SSH1 and SSH2.
• Easy to use.

 

Conclusion:

PuTTY for Windows is used to generate SSH keys. This is an open-source software tool that allows you to securely connect to your computer using SSH and telnet.

There are many terminal emulators available, but PuTTY is one of the best.

I hope this article was extremely beneficial to you. To find out more about PuTTY. I have several articles that may be of assistance to you.

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