Connecting to your Cloud Compute using SSH with MacOS (Apple) Print

This article covers connecting to your cloud compute with SSH using MacOS (Apple). For Windows instructions, click here. For Linux instructions, click here.

All cloud compute plans include full root access via SSH over port 22 by default. To connect to your compute with SSH using MacOS (Apple):

1. After completing your Cloud Compute Setup, you will receive an email titled "Your Compute is Ready!" which contains your compute IP and root password.
   
   
2. SSH is installed by default on all MacOS systems. From your local MacOS system, open the Applications folder, and then double-click on the Utilities folder. From within the Utilities folder, open the Terminal application. OR, if you are familiar with using Mac's Finder utility, open Finder and search for the Terminal application.
   
   
3. Once you have Terminal open, you will see a command line interface in which you can manually type or copy/paste commands. You can use the following command to login to your cloud compute over SSH:
   
   

   ssh [email protected] 

4. In the above example, replace 1.2.3.4 with the actual IP of your cloud compute, found in your cloud control panel, your initial setup email, or within your client area service details.
   
   
5. When you make your first-ever SSH connection to your new compute, you will receive a prompt asking you to accept the compute's SSH fingerprint. This is normal, this is safe, and you should accept the key.
   
   
6. When prompted, manually type or copy/paste your compute root password into the terminal. Hit enter to complete the connection.
   
   
7. Assuming you have entered the correct credentials, your Terminal will now be a successful SSH connection to your cloud compute. Your Terminal hostname will change to the hostname of your cloud compute you chose during initial setup.

Additional Terminal documentation can be found on the official Apple site: https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/open-or-quit-terminal-apd5265185d-f365-44cb-8b09-71a064a42125/mac