Web Console

Console, or terminal, is a traditional method for managing Linux systems.

You enter commands into the terminal to be executed on the server and immediately see the result. All Linux distributions, FreeBSD and many others work this way. 

SSH clients (programs for working with the SSH protocol) exist for every operating system and are often built-in. On Linux or MacOS, you can use Terminal; on Windows, Windows PowerShell or PuTTY.

To connect to a Hostman server from the terminal on your machine, the server must have an Internet connection and SSH connections allowed. If for some reason Internet access on the cloud server is terminated or limited, you can use the web console in the Hostman control panel.

To connect as the root user, you need to use the login root and your root password, which can be copied from the server Dashboard:

If you created an additional user on the server, you can also log in using its username and password.

Serial Console

For Linux servers, the control panel provides two types of console access: serial console and VNC.

We recommend using the serial console. In most cases, it is more convenient than VNC.

The serial console is enabled by default for all servers created after April 4, 2024. If your server was created earlier, the control panel will display a hint with a command that you need to execute on the server to enable serial console support.

Like VNC, the serial console operates independently of the public network and SSH configuration and allows access to the server even in emergency situations.

However, compared to VNC, the serial console has several advantages:

• Starts instantly.
• Consumes fewer resources than VNC.
• Supports the Ctrl + Shift + C and Ctrl + Shift + V keyboard shortcuts for convenient copying and pasting of commands.
• Supports mouse interaction: you can select text in the terminal and copy or paste text using the right-click context menu.
• Supports scrolling within the terminal.
• Allows increasing or decreasing the font size using Ctrl + + and Ctrl + −.
• Allows enabling syntax highlighting with a single command, which you can copy from the hint in the control panel.

Logging In

To log into your server:

1. Copy the root password from the Dashboard tab.
2. Open the Console tab.
3. If you are using the serial console, press Enter.
4. Enter the username root and press Enter.
5. Paste the password using Ctrl + Shift + V, wait a couple of seconds, and then press Enter.

Pasting from Clipboard

The console supports pasting from the clipboard. You can copy passwords or commands and paste them into the console using Ctrl + Shift + V.

When pasting from the clipboard, a short delay may occur. After pasting a password, wait a couple of seconds before confirming it by pressing Enter.

Full-Screen Mode

For convenience, you can expand the console to full screen: