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# Connect to Your VPS Using PuTTY

After launching PuTTY, you're ready to connect to your VPS. Follow these steps:

1. **Host Name**: Enter the IP address of your VPS in the 'Host Name (or IP address)' field.
2. **Port**: Leave the 'Port' field as 22, which is the default port for SSH connections.
3. **Connection Type**: Make sure 'SSH' is selected as the connection type.
4. **Save Session**: If you want, you can save this configuration for future use so you won't have to fill in the IP address again. To do this, enter a name for this session in the 'Saved Sessions' field and click 'Save'.
5. **Open Connection**: Finally, click on the 'Open' button to establish the connection.

Please refer to the image below for a visual guide on these steps:

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After clicking 'Open', a terminal window should appear. This is where you will enter your login credentials to access your VPS.

1. **Username**: \
   When prompted for the username, enter it. \
   The default username for most systems is 'root'.
2. **Password**: \
   After entering the username, you'll be prompted for your password. \
   Enter the password you set when you created your VPS.

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">When you type the password, no characters will appear in the terminal window. This is a security feature to prevent anyone from seeing your password as you type it.</mark>

<mark style="color:blue;">Also note that you can't use the right-click function to paste the password. Instead, simply right-click your mouse once to paste the password and then press the 'Enter' key.</mark>
{% endhint %}

Congratulations! You are now connected to your VPS!

**In the next steps, we will walk you through how to install everything to mint with your VPS !**